On this Mother's Day, more than 100,000 women are behind bars in American prisons, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and many of them are doing time for drug offenses. That's too many, said me…
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Florida’s Drug-Testing of the Poor Proves a Failure, But Some States Still Want to Follow Their Example
February 18, 2012 | 5 views | No Comments
By Kellen Russoniello, George Washington University Law student and NORML Legal Intern The recent push for implementing drug testing for potential welfare recipients across several states has revealed at least two things: 1. The policy is not economically sound; and 2. It really brings out the hypocrisy in some elected officials. Last summer, Florida implemented a law requiring all welfare applicants to submit to a mandatory drug test before receiving any benefits (Applicants had to pay the $30 for the test themselves, only to be reimbursed later if they passed. [...]
Medical Marijuana Elevates Former Soldier From Rock Bottom
January 5, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments
BY GLEN MCGREGOR, POSTMEDIA NEWS
Chris Hillier’s life arc bottomed out in a Vancouver back alley, across the country from his Newfoundland home and a world away from the war zone that broke him.
Homeless, penniless, and addicted to crack co…
Posted in NewsWaiting to Inhale – Marijuana, Medicine And the Law (Full)
December 30, 2011 | 2 views | No Comments
Waiting to Inhale – Marijuana, Medicine and the Law (Full)
Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate over marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. Sixteen states plus DC have passed legislation to protect patients who use medical m…
Posted in NewsChronicle Book Review: The Power of the Poppy
June 1, 2011 | 5 views | No Comments
The Power of the Poppy: Harnessing Nature's Most Dangerous Plant Ally, by Kenaz Filan (2011, Park Street Press, 312 pp, $18.95 PB)
[image:1 align:right]Kenaz Filan thinks that Poppy (always capitalized) is a …
Posted in NewsMarijuana Not Harmful? Not True
May 11, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
Alvin Powell, 51, is a 6-foot-5, 300-pound Montreal drugabuse counsellor. He is a former offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks and the Miami Dolphins whose National Football League career was cut short by drug addiction. He came to Montreal i…
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