MetaFilter posts tagged with marijuana and druglaws

Taking Youth Drug Awareness to New Heights

digaman — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:43:55 -0800

That'll teach 'em. Two 10-year old girls arrested in Florida and suspended from school for possession of... well uhm, parsely, actually.

Costs of cannabis prohibition is lot more potent than in the 70s

daksya — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 23:22:01 -0800

The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition by Jeffrey Miron of Boston U.. So far, endorsed by 500+ economists, including Milton Friedman.

Key points:
*End prohibition and save $7.7 billion in govt. expenditure.
*Tax its sale, like alcohol, and generate $6.2 billion in revenue.

U.S. warns Canada against easing pot laws

ZenMasterThis — Fri, 02 May 2003 11:22:48 -0800

U.S. warns Canada against easing pot laws "David Murray, right-hand man to U.S. "drug czar" John Walters, says he doesn't want to tread on another country's sovereignty, but warned there would be consequences if Canada proceeds with a plan to decriminalize the possession of marijuana." WTF?

Leonard — Wed, 04 Sep 2002 09:06:49 -0800

Recommendations from a Canadian Special Senate Committee that cannabis should be from here on in legal and of restricted use. Legal pot in Canada, about time.