Kropotkin's Favorite Links on drugwar from Diigo

All experts agree: Legalize Drugs

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:20:02 -0000

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Farmers sue DEA for right to grow industrial hemp

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:33:32 -0000

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The February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine heralded hemp as the "new billion-dollar crop," saying it had 25,000 uses. Today, it is a base element for textiles, paper, construction materials, car parts, food and body care products.

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Demonising druggies wins votes. That's all that counts

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:34:24 -0000

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Our drugs policy is clearly disastrous. Over the past 30 years, it has resulted in a thousandfold increase in heroin addicts, many ill and destitute. But, concludes Nick Davies, politicians are too scared - or too stupid - to admit it posted by kropotkin

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Our drugs policy is clearly disastrous. Over the past 30 years, it has resulted in a thousandfold increase in heroin addicts, many ill and destitute. But, concludes Nick Davies, politicians are too scared - or too stupid - to admit it

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Make heroin legal | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:56:03 -0000

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Illegal drugs can be harmless, report says

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:52:08 -0000

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Current laws, the panel claimed, were been "driven by moral panic" with large amounts of money wasted on "futile" efforts to stop supply rather than going after the criminal networks behind the drugs on British streets.

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Alcohol worse than ecstasy on shock new drug list | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:47:20 -0000

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Free Heroin

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:56:50 -0000

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Aformer top adviser to Margaret Thatcher who was convicted of faking prescriptions to feed his secret heroin addiction last night urged the Government to dish out the deadly substance freely... posted by kropotkin

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High time for change

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:55:02 -0000

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" ... there is a strong argument that prohibition has caused or created many of the problems associated with the use or misuse of drugs. One option for the future would be to regulate drugs differently, through either over-the-counter sales, licensed sales or doctor's prescription."

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A failed war

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:54:57 -0000

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New York state, blacks make up about 16% of the population, but well over half of all prisoners.

the age-old overlap between poverty and race plays itself out in a peculiarly cruel way as regards drug prisoners: African Americans are estimated to make up 14% of the country's drug users, yet over half of those sentenced to prison on drug charges. In part that might be attributable to deliberate racism.

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