On Drug Policy
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
war on drugs
On Drug Policy
Alberta in particular continues to ride the “War on Drugs” policy train from the 1980s. In fact, in many ways the current UCP government has doubled down on it with…
On Drug Deaths, Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment
Of late, CPC leader Pierre Poilievre has been making a lot of noise about drug addiction, deaths resulting from overdoses, and so on. So far, much of his rhetoric and…
Conveniently Ignoring History
While I am sure there are some interests within Canada who will applaud Justin Trudeau’s latest effort at placating Donald Trump, I am not one of them. As history well…
UCP leader says he’s opposed to more safe-drug-consumption clinics – but what does he favour to address opioid crisis?
PHOTOS: United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney in a typical pose. He said in Lethbridge last week he’s opposed to harm-reduction efforts like supervised injection sites to deal with the…
The Top 10 Alberta political news stories of 2016: AlbertaPolitics.ca’s picks
PHOTOS: Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley. Below: Calgary MLA Sandra Jansen, elected as a Progressive Conservative and now a member of the NDP, Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee, and the…
1000 world leaders, celebrities demand reform of global drug control policies
Over 1000 world leaders, celebrities and activists have signed an open letter to to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, demanding reform of global drug control policies. The post 1000 world…
Federal election 2015: Real debate about legalizing marijuana needed
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s moral crusade against marijuana escalates the war on drugs wastes public resources on law enforcement and the justice system. The post Federal election 2015: Real debate…
Michael Brown – Ferguson, Missouri – The War on Drugs
What does America’s War on Drugs have to do with the execution/killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the riots it spawned? The New Republic‘s John McWhorter believes they’re…
Hemp Revolution
Hemp has enormous potential to help us build an ecologically sound society. It can replace most uses of tree-derived paper products and lumber, thus saving vast amounts of forests. It…
The prohibition of guns – and the violence it will create
Gerald Celente is right, as usual: he said, look at how the government handled the prohibition of alcohol – it was a disaster. They completely failed. All they managed to…
The deeper reasons for the “war on drugs”
There is a deeper reason for the war on drugs, which is the central reason for the policy, even outweighing profits from private prisons and seizure of property by law…
Hee Hee Hee
Despite the misspelling in the caption, I rather like this cartoon, probably for obvious reasons. As well, you may enjoy these letters from Star readers who have an even less…
The Marijuana Debate Continues
The other day I wrote a post suggesting the need for a vigorous debate on the question of the legalization of marijuana, a drug against which countless billions have been…
Legalization Of Marijuana – The Need For A Vigorous Debate
I believe the sterotype is that as we get older, our views become more entrenched and conservative. In my own life, I have found the opposite to be true. When…
The Butcher’s Price of the War on Drugs
Mexico’s drug wars have been brutal. Upwards of 70,000 have been killed, often brutally, usually near the U.S. border. Now it’s emerging that another 27,000 have simply disappeared. Combined with…
Ask the Guy Who Never Inhaled – the War on Drugs is For Losers
Wild Bill Clinton, America’s favourite bad boy ex-pres, says his country’s war on drugs is not working. Quelle surprise! “As the legal limbo surrounding the Washington and Colorado laws continues,…
Politicians Please Ponder Pot Policies Promptly!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger For decades our politicians have pouted over the question of legalization often throwing their hands in the air pointing to the US War on Drugs as…
Obama wins! Marijuana legalized?!?!
(On a quick side note, I’m going to start breaking up my posts into the different topics in the title, using red headings, as seen below - ‘Fiscal Cliff and…
How to Make Money Selling Drugs – Documentary is part how-to video, part indictment of drug policy
Of the 372 film titles listed in the Toronto International Film Festival’s program this year, few are likely to raise more eyebrows than How to Make Money Selling Drugs, a…