Norm Stamper: A Former Chief of Police on New Marijuana Book

Huffington Post by Norm Stamper | Aug. 19, 2009 (Not sure)

The plain and simple truth is that alcohol fuels violent behavior and marijuana does not. As described in great detail in Chapter 7, alcohol contributes to literally millions of acts of violence in the United States each year. It is a major contributing factor to crimes like domestic violence, sexual assault, and homicide. Marijuana use, on the other hand, is absent in that regard from both crime reports and the scientific literature. There is simply no ... Full Story »

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 by Justin Michels - Aug. 19, 2009

Some may say this is not 'objective', but since it comes from a respected police chief who's spent decades enforcing our laws; in this case objectivity seems like a worthless myth.

There is no way to possibly overstate the amount of damage our idiotic prohibition laws have caused and continue causing. The sooner our president ... More »

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