Could Legalizing Marijuana Curb Mexican Drug Violence?
Could Legalizing Marijuana Curb Mexican Drug Violence? – Complete video at: fora.tv Beau Kilmer and Richard Lee debate the potential effects marijuana legalization in California could have on Mexican drug cartels. Kilmer cites that California only accounts for a small percentage of the cartels’ revenue, while Lee counters that legalization in California could lead to legalization nationwide. —– Will California become the first state to legalize the production and sale of marijuana? November ballot measure Proposition 19 would allow local governments to choose whether and how to regulate and tax marijuana. Some are concerned about legalization’s effect on consumption and public health, while others tout the potential boon to city and state coffers. Besides the jaw-dropping estimated retail price decrease from 0 to per ounce, nothing is really certain about the potential impact of Prop 19. Get informed before the vote — don’t miss advocates of both sides arguing the pros and cons of pushing pot through the legal pipeline. – Commonwealth Club of California Beau Kilmer is codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. His primary fields of interest are illicit markets, community corrections, drug treatment, and the future of drug testing. Kilmer’s recent work focused on measuring the size of the global drug market for the European Commission and developing indicators to measure the impact of drug enforcement in Europe. His current work focuses on identifying the community-level effects of drug treatment and …
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Judges consider whether the feds have ignored medical evidence on marijuana
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More recently, the city of Oakland has intervened on behalf of Harborside Health Center – one of the country's biggest and highest profile marijuana dispensaries – which was raided by the feds earlier this year. Among other defenses is Oakland's citing …
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Matters of Record for Oct. 22, 2012
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Daniel M. Monroe, 45, 23 Mesaba Ave., Duluth, aggravated robbery, fined $ 50 and 48 months in prison, time stayed on three years probation with conditions including to complete treatment and a written letter of apology. Mark T. Warren, 61, 125 … Eric …
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Longer Looks: Brains Are Saved As High School Football Season Begins
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A provocative new documentary, "The Waiting Room," is a snapshot of Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., one of the nation's busiest safety-net hospitals, which is stretched to the limit with 241 patients a day, mostly uninsured, who need medical care …
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