This week: Our 420 Activism Special, featuring audio from organizers and activists including Vivian McPeak, Kari Boiter, Ed "New Jersey Weedman" Forchion, and Ngaio Bealum.
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This week: Congressional drug warriors have a love-fest on Capitol Hill with acting drug czar Michael Botticelli; research indicates that medical marijuana legalization may have a positive impact on lowering crime rates; the UN Human Rights Committee criticizes the US's human rights performance; and we look at a couple of good new books on drug policy.
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This week's show: Washington and Colorado reach the Super Bowl; President Obama admits marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol; NIDA's drug facts week is Jan 27-Feb 2; and more Nixon White House tapes, this week discussing heroin and the creation of the first drug czar's office, the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention.
Knowledge is power. Get the facts.
The Former Governor Delivered An Honest, Thorough Report. The President Wanted Something Different.
Washington, DC: "We need, and I use the word 'all out war,' or all fronts . . . ." That was Richard Nixon's reaction to his national commission's recommendation that marijuana no longer be a criminal offense, according to Nixon's Oval Office tapes. The year after Nixon's "all out war" marijuana arrests jumped by over 100,000 people.
The UK's National Treatment Agency has released a new report showing a dramatic drop in the use of heroin and crack cocaine in England, particularly among young people.
On March 6, 2013, the NTA announced that:
According to the new estimates, the number of heroin and crack users fell to 298,752 in 2010-11, from a peak of 332,090 in 2005-06. The number of people injecting drugs has also fallen significantly, from 129,977 in 2005-06 to 93,401 in 2010-11.