News Analysis: Why Marijuana Prohibition is Destined to Fail

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Thursday July 21, 2011 · 7:29 AM PDT

2011/07/21 · 07:29

Haven't had time to post here in a while, although do keep up with my semi-daily lurking. Here is something I put together to show the context in which I see the most recent developments on the marijuana front. Things are still looking up, don't let the media narrative dampen your optimism!

If you guys enjoy my stuff and want to be up to date on this subject please check out the 420petition.com blog. We are working hard to make it into the best possible marijuana news and opinion site and response has been pretty damn good so far. If anyone is interested in guest blogging for us we are always looking for good writers so feel free to send me a message. Thanks!

There is no victory against your own people...

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What is the best indicator of the future of cannabis?

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What is the best indicator of the future of cannabis?

The federal government's position

2 votes

Citizen activism

13 votes

Municipal actions

1 vote

State actions

7 votes

Business decisions

10 votes

The War on The Fourth Amendment

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Thursday June 16, 2011 · 4:56 PM PDT

2011/06/16 · 16:56

Hardly a day goes by when our government does not attempt to overstep its authority, however, recent legal and policy developments are pointing towards an insidious and coordinated power grab targeted at the Fourth Amendment. There can be no doubt that eliminating that amendment’s protections against warrantless searches would be a major victory for the forces of authoritarianism. The zones of privacy that it creates are one of the few things standing in the way of an increasingly aggressive police and security apparatus determined to assert complete authority over the lives of citizens. If this onslaught is not repelled, and soon, it can very easily snowball into a systematic dismantling of the rights and privileges that our society too often takes for granted.

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How will this all play out?

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How will this all play out?

Our rights will keep getting narrowed down

8 votes

Things bottom out soon and are not pushed further

0 votes

A backlash occurs and policy is liberalized

4 votes

Medical Marijuana, Big Pharma Style

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Monday June 06, 2011 · 8:49 AM PDT

2011/06/06 · 08:49

The federal government does support the marijuana industry, just not the one you think.

The East Bay Express reported last week that the DEA has been quietly giving out licenses for large-scale marijuana growing operations to a number of unnamed companies. But these actions have nothing to do with the real medical marijuana industry, which is still a favorite target for DEA persecution; instead they are designed to enable a total coup by the pharmaceutical industry. Until now, the belief was that there was only one DEA licensed and operated marijuana farm which existed mainly to provide research material. However, in a letter to the East Bay Express, the DEA revealed that

“there are 64 active DEA registrations (reflecting 55 companies) for manufacturers that have listed drug code 7370 (THC, Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, dronabinol and others) and drug code 7371 (TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL, ORGANIC) on their DEA record.”

In other words, 55 companies have active licenses for producing organic THC; which means growing marijuana. Read More

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Will Big Pharma take over medical marijuana?

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Will Big Pharma take over medical marijuana?

Surely, and that sucks

290 votes

Yup, but thats OK

29 votes

Only partially

143 votes

Not at all

58 votes

The Marijuana Legalization Imperative

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Friday May 27, 2011 · 2:56 PM PDT

2011/05/27 · 14:56

Marijuana legalization, properly implemented, is such a profound repudiation of many evils infecting our government that its realization becomes a moral and logical imperative. It would be a strike against many of the government’s more unsavory control structures and a challenge to what can only be described as the public’s begrudging acceptance of a tolerable level of repression. The prohibition of marijuana is much more than simply a case of bad law; it is part of many of the population control mechanisms that the authorities have come to depend on. The forces of liberty and justice can effectively use the marijuana issue to undermine key components of the powers lined against them.

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The War on Drugs is:

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The War on Drugs is:

A necessary evil

2 votes

The government being stubborn

5 votes

A relic of another time

7 votes

A business

18 votes

A tool for population control

8 votes

Immoral

19 votes

Illegal

6 votes

Kickin' Rad

1 vote

Private Prisons: Enemies of Marijuana Reform

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Thursday May 19, 2011 · 11:11 AM PDT

2011/05/19 · 11:11

As a companion piece to this Diary about research revealing that private prisons actually cost more, here is a diary expanding on the thoroughly unsavory reality of for-profit prisons. I highlight their particular opposition to marijuana reform and involvement in the wave draconian anti-immigration laws as useful focus points for advocates of these causes. Anything that drives public awareness and opposition to this industry is a win for justice and civil rights.

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Tuesday May 17, 2011 · 4:10 PM PDT

2011/05/17 · 16:10

While many will cite Raich v. Gonzales as the definitive medical marijuana court opinion, the annals of the Alaska Supreme Court contain a judicial decision which is, in my opinion, a far wiser look at the issue. Chief Justice Rabinowitz demolishes the government's position on marijuana in this opinion which I believe should be required reading for advocates looking to reframe the legal thoughts surrounding marijuana.

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Wednesday May 11, 2011 · 4:44 PM PDT

2011/05/11 · 16:44

Some thoughts of mine about the way city authorities have been going after the medical marijuana community and acting as if there is some mandated compliance with federal authorities. On to the Muckraking! Thanks in advance for all musings and comments, all the well reasoned responses to my first diary were a pleasure.

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Monday May 09, 2011 · 4:35 PM PDT

2011/05/09 · 16:35

Very long time lurker here. As part of a remarkable convergence of passions and talents, I recently began blogging for 420petition.com, a marijuana legalization website. Having had DailyKos among my regular daily reads for years, I would love to share my thoughts with the fine people over here and finally become more involved in this wonderful community. Thank you and I hope you enjoy my musings.

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News Analysis: Why Marijuana Prohibition is Destined to Fail

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The Marijuana Legalization Imperative

Private Prisons: Enemies of Marijuana Reform

Alaska, Marijuana And The Right To Privacy

Accomplices to the Federal Marijuana War

Why The Marijuana Legalization and Reform Movement is Winning