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Pot's Intoxicating Qualities Outweigh Benefitsnew
Talk of marijuana legalization astounds State Sen. Tom Wyss, R- Fort Wayne, who has spent his legislative career targeting impaired driving. Bad experiences with nasty beasts like synthetic pot and meth are also fueling his skepticism of the benefits of bud.
How Today's Pot Debate is Like the Fall of Prohibitionnew
Law-enforcement maverick Norm Stamper noted "striking" parallels between Prohibition of a bygone era and today's drug debate. "Major difference? It took us only 13 years to end the former" over "essentially identical" reasons: violence, overdose deaths on bad "bathtub gin," public health and revenue.
San Diego CityBeat |
John R. Lamb |
10-07-2009 |
Drugs
'The Land of Orange Groves and Jails'new
San Francisco Bay Guardian publisher Bruce Brugmann talks with Lauren Coodley about Upton Sinclair and her anthology of his extraordinary life and times in California.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bruce B. Brugmann |
03-30-2005 |
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