The ‘only town’ in America where cops grant amnesty to drug addicts seeking help

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/08/17/the-only-town-in-america-where-cops-grant-amnesty-to-drug-addicts-seeking-help/

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Real Time with Bill Maher: Weed the People (HBO) – YouTube

5 minute clip of Maher calling out Obama over not ending the drug war. In related news, Ted Cruz has copped to smoking pot?

The Speed of Hypocrisy: How America Got Hooked on Legal Meth

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-speed-of-hypocrisy-how-america-got-hooked-on-legal-meth

Kind of long for the internet generation but well worth the read. A biting take on the legal speed epidemic.

Rise of the Warrior Cop

Rise of the Warrior Cop – WSJ.com.

And…that’s how we treat our veterans (and pets).

Arm the police with military gear, give them special forces training, treat the populace as the enemy, what could go wrong?

Marijuana Crops in California Threaten Forests and Wildlife – NYTimes.com

Marijuana Crops in California Threaten Forests and Wildlife – NYTimes.com.

When prohibition causes more problems than it solves, it is time to end prohibition.