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 …
Breaking patterns to find freedom
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The Way Home case manager Rick Chamberlain (top) guides a client through a 'trust' fall into the arms of his companions during a program at Camp Barnes. / Amanda Rippen White/Special … According to Del Mastro, keeping a person in prison costs the …
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To Weed or Not to Weed?
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Before I launch into my analysis, allow me to add this disclaimer: the views I express here do not, in any way, reflect my own personal habits, or those of the TBL management. This is … of California Los Angeles study “Evaluation of the Substance …
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Should 'lifestyle patients' have to pay for their treatment?
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Conservative MP Dr Phillip Lee has suggested patients whose lifestyle contributes to their ill-health should pay the full cost for their drugs. 'If you want to have doughnuts for breakfast, fine …. Also inform them of the cost of each of their …
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