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SchwartzReport: Marijuana Prohibition Fuels Lawlessness, Violence

Marijuana Prohibition Fuels Lawlessness, Violence ROBERT SHARPE, Policy Analyst, Common Sense for Drug Policy – The Baltimore Sun This is the truth that is becoming increasingly apparent. WASHINGTON — If the goal of marijuana prohibition is to subsidize Mexican drug cartels, prohibition is a success (“The nonsense of marijuana busts shown,” Nov. 11). The drug …

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SchwartzReport: US Spends Tens of Billions Abroad–Better Spent at Home?

Where Does Milllons in Pentagon Contracts Go? NICK TURSE – Mother Jones While American children are going to bed hungry, and their schools all too often are falling apart, we have squandered untold billions on the infrastructure and schools of the countries where we have created wars, producing astonishing profits for war contractors, and little …

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SchwartzReport: Big Sugar Does a Big Tobacco — True Cost of Sugar to Society

Does Sugar Kill? How the Sugar Industry Hid the Toxic Truth For decades, the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill? GARY TAUBES and CRISTIN KEARNS COUZENS – AlterNet (U.S.) November 15, 2012 | This article first appeared in Mother Jones Magazine. Get your magazine  subscription here. ON A BRISK SPRING Tuesday in 1976, a pair …

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SchwartzReport: Sanity in Seattle – Legalized Marijuana Ground Rules

Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use In Seattle JONAH SPANGENTHAL-LEE – Seattle City Government It is fascinating to watch what is happening with the vote in Washington and Colorado to legalize marijuana. Suddenly sensible policies are emerging; the hysterical misinformation purveyed by governments for decades is disappearing. This is the first announcement from the …

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