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Apr 20 2024
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Marijuana legalization in WA slow to undo damage done by war on drugs
When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve the lion’s share of a four-year sentence. A decade later, Ward, who is Black, posed in a blue-and-gold throne used for photo-ops at his new cannabis store,
The Seattle TimesApr 14 2024
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Anti-Chinese xenophobia fueled America's first drug war
Around 2 a.m. on Monday, December 6, 1875, a "posse of police" led by Captain William Douglass descended on 609 Dupont Street in San Francisco. The cops arrested Fannie Whitmore, Cora Martinez, James Dennison, and Charles Anderson, along with "two Chinamen who kept the place." That place, The San Francisco Examiner explained, was an "opium den," and this was the first raid conducted under an
ReasonMar 24 2024
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Brazil's in tug-of-war over the decriminalization of drugs
In Brazil, if a person is caught by the police with a relatively small amount of cannabis, there is no certainty about whether they will be arrested. But several surveys prove that, if the person in question is young, black, and poor, the chances of them going to jail are much higher. Even though drug possession with intent to sell and possession for personal use are both theoretically crimes
The Brazilian ReportMar 02 2024
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Oregon’s Making a Terrible Mistake in Rebooting the Drug War
State legislators in Oregon just voted to reinstate the war on drugs. The state Senate on Friday affirmed the House’s previous vote to re-criminalize drugs, after a months-long, coordinated disinformation campaign to scapegoat drug decriminalization—known locally as Measure 110—for their own failures. The bill, HB 4002, now heads to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. When it comes to covering drug policy
Daily BeastMar 12 2024
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Expanding the drug war to include tobacco would be a big mistake
Last month, New Zealand scrapped a law that would have gradually prohibited tobacco products by banning sales to anyone born after 2008. But Brookline, a wealthy Boston suburb, will implement a similar scheme now that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) has cleared the way. Brookline's bylaw, which bans sales of "tobacco or e-cigarette products" to anyone born after 1999, is
ReasonApr 16 2024
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Kansas City-area politicians pick between war on drugs or treatment when spending opioid settlement cash
Johnson County spent the biggest piece of its opioid settlement windfall so far cracking down on drugs. Jackson County chose to put its dollars into treatment. In both cases, the money came from massive legal settlements with opioid makers, distributors and retailers. The counties’ choices illustrate opposite approaches to tackling opioid addiction, which kills an estimated 130 people
The Kansas City BeaconApr 24 2024
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3 arrested in Georgetown drug bust; Drugs and guns confiscated at scene
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Over the weekend, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people and seized what it called a “significant amount” of suspected illegal drugs, weapons, and paraphernalia associated with drug trafficking. WCSO said it executed a search warrant on Pinnacle Drive on Saturday along with its Organized Crime Unit and SWAT, as well as K9 units. Three people
KXAN NewsApr 25 2024
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Portland man accused of drug trafficking
Authorities said they seized large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine and suspected drug proceeds. PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Portland Police Department have arrested a man charged with aggravated drug trafficking following a three-month investigation. Police arrested Charles Aboda, 27, of Portland, on two counts of unlawful aggravated trafficking in
News Center MaineApr 24 2024
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Oregon Taps Out of Drug Decriminalization
Three years after voting to make drug use legal, the state has reversed course. PORTLAND, Oregon—Three years ago, Kristin Olson, a Portland, Oregon, attorney who now hosts the Rational in Portland podcast, supported Measure 110—a statewide ballot initiative that decriminalized drug use in the state. She watched family members’ yearslong battles with addiction, mental illness, and homelessness
The DispatchApr 24 2024
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Xaira, an AI drug discovery startup, launches with a massive $1B, says it's 'ready' to start developing drugs
Advances in generative AI have taken the tech world by storm. Biotech investors are making a big bet that similar computational methods could revolutionize drug discovery. On Tuesday, ARCH Venture Partners and Foresite Labs, an affiliate of Foresite Capital, announced that they incubated Xaira Therapeutics and funded the AI biotech with $1 billion. Other investors in the new company, which has
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