May 20, 2013

Recreational Marijuana Legalized for the First Time

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*Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in the prohibition era on Tuesday, while medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, putting huge dents into the nation’s war on drugs and signaling a shift from decades of policies that cost $1 trillion in tax dollars over 40 years, led to the arrest of [...]




War on Drugs Said to be Obama’s New Focus (in 2nd Term)

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*President Barack Obama is going for the gold in his second term … if re-elected, of course. According to discussions between the Democratic candidate’s aides and associates, he’s planning to tackle the war on drugs in America. Don’t expect miracles. There is very little the president can do by himself. And pot-smokers shouldn’t expect the [...]