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Never say no to Quebec
This has been the motto of every governing party since I was born.If Quebec wants a safe injection site it wouldn't surprise me to see the Harper neocons do a 180.The only thing they believe in more t
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Pete Guither points out a pair of good Supreme Court rulings dealing with money laundering. From now on, prosecutors must prove the defendant intended to launder the money in order to convict them of money laundering. Apparently, it took 9 of our most esteemed jurists to figure that out.
Radley Balko has another update on the disgraceful Ryan Frederick prosecution. They've upped the charge to capital murder, which can carry a death sentence, even though he thought the cop was a burglar. And they've added a marijuana manufacturing charge, even though they didn't find marijuana plants. He hasn't been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession, however, which is the only he crime he actually did commit. The whole thing is a monumental travesty that just continues to gain momentum.
Paul Armentano warns us to Just Say 'No' to Big Pharma's Anti-Pot Pill. They've been making people feel horrible, which I guess is what you should expect when blocking a receptor that's known for making people feel good.
Nicholas Kaczur of the New England Patriots is all over the news for working as a DEA informant to avoid charges for oxycontin possession. He was identified publicly when the guy he set up went to trial. It's ironic considering that he almost certainly cooperated in order to avoid bad publicity. Ooops. Now he's the most famous snitch in America. If you get busted for drugs, the only way to make your situation worse is to become an informant.
In The Trenches
Drug Truth 06/05/08
The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network:
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Cultural Baggage for 06/04/08 Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, chairman of senate panel's massive report on illegal drugs, discusses Canada's pell-mell rush towards all out drug war (or legalization.)
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Century of Lies for 06/03/08 Gary Blankenship, president of Houston Police Officers Union + Drug War Facts with Doug McVay MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/1914/COL_060308.mp3
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Chief Clarence Bradford: "We can't possibly hire enough officers to effectively deal with the drug problem in Houston, Harris County...". - Cultural Baggage 050708
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