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Cartels Buy Info on President Calderon's Travels and Murder Soldiers
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today a group of law enforcement officials said that the only way to stop the continual corruption of the Mexican military by violent cartels is to legalize and regulate drugs. The call for an end to prohibition comes in response to news that an army officer in Mexican's presidential guard received $100,000 a month from the cartels in exchange for information on the whereabouts of the country's president, Felipe Calderon.
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Cops Say Legalizing Drugs Can Boost Economy by Billions
75th Anniversary of Alcohol Prohibition’s End Inspires Modern Effort
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, December 2, a group of law enforcers who fought on the front lines of the “war on drugs” and witnessed its failures will commemorate the 75th anniversary of alcohol prohibition’s repeal by calling for drug legalization. The cops, judges and prosecutors will release a report detailing how many billions of dollars can be used to boost the ailing economy when drug prohibition is ended.
December is the 75th anniversary of when America's leaders had the good sense to end alcohol prohibition. Today, we have another ineffective, harmful and expensive prohibition, the "war on drugs." LEAP has made it easy for you to take action and let your legislators know that we can't afford prohibition in these tough economic times. Visit www.WeCanDoItAgain.net for more information
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After nearly four decades of fueling the U.S. policy of a war on drugs with over a trillion tax dollars and 37 million arrests for nonviolent drug offenses, our confined population has quadrupled making building prisons the fastest growing industry in the United States. More than 2.2 million of our citizens are currently incarcerated and every year we arrest an additional 1.9 million more guaranteeing those prisons will be bursting at their seams. Every year we choose to continue this war will cost U.S. taxpayers another 69 billion dollars. Despite all the lives we have destroyed and all the money so ill spent, today illicit drugs are cheaper, more potent, and far easier to get than they were 35 years ago at the beginning of the war on drugs. Meanwhile, people continue dying in our streets while drug barons and terrorists continue to grow richer than ever before. We would suggest that this scenario must be the very definition of a failed public policy. This madness must cease!
Greetings of whatever season you are celebrating. As the Gregorian calendar approaches the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 we have received an appeal from Executive Director Jack Cole that is based on an increased need for funding. This was coupled with the news that three major donors will ...
I’d like to wish all here in the USA, and the rest of the world, an offer and a wish for good health, happiness and good will. As a member and speaker for LEAP, our organization and I will continue to stand and deliver.
It is with great sadness, anger and pity that I see the events ...
A few weeks ago in Canada we had an upset with our highly right wing conservative government. There was an attempt to challenge the government with the idea of a Liberal/NDP/Bloc Party coalition. These groups, I heard, had to receive the approval or support of the Separatist's in Quebec before ...
Rachel Maddow is joined by presidential historian Douglas Brinkley
to discuss the 75th anniversary of the repeal of alcohol prohibition,
the parallels between prohibition and the war on drugs and LEAP's WeCanDoItAgain.com campaign.
LEAP speaker Richard Van Wickler discusses LEAP and ending prohibition on the 75th Anniversary of the repeal of alcohol prohibition with Rachel Maddow.
12/17/08 - Neill Franklin(download)
Neill Franklin, working Baltimore cop with more than 32 years experience and a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Ken Wolski, RN reports on potential New Jersey medical marijuana law + Abolitionists Moment III
11/11/08 - Cele Castillo(download)
Cele Castillo, former DEA agent, Iran-Contra whisteleblower and author of "Powderburns, Cocaine, Contras and the Drug War" + Terry Nelson Reports for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
10/21/08 - James Anthony(download)
Pledge Drive Special with Reports from the National Organizatiion for Reform of Marijuana Laws conference in Berkeley California with Steve Bloom, former High Times Editor and author of Pot Culture + Attorney James Anthony
10/14/08 - James P. Gray(download)
Judge James P. Gray, author of "Wearing the Robe, the Art and Responsibilities of Judging in Today's Courts", Dr. Norm Stamper, author of "Breaking Rank - A Top Cop's Expose" + Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Jack Cole's presentation "End Prohibition Now!" was selected in 2007 by the International Harm Reduction Association as one of the 50 best harm reduction papers worldwide.
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Canada: Little Bang For Enforcement Buck
National Post, 02 Jan 2009 - Costs, Return Of Street-Level Drug Arrests Questioned Following a two-day investigation in a neighbourhood in Scarborough, the vehicle of Denroy Wolcott was boxed in by four Toronto police cars and he was quickly arrested.
US MA: Lawmen Decry New Mass Law That Decriminalizes Small Amounts Of Marijuana
The Republican, 31 Dec 2008 - BOSTON - Law enforcement officials say there are many loopholes, unintended consequences and other problems in the new law that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The law replaces criminal penalties for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana with a civil fine of $100, about the same as getting a traffic ticket. Sixty-five percent of Massachusetts' voters approved the ballot law on Nov. 4, and it takes effect on Jan. 2.
Mexico: Strategies for Mexico's Drug War
Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec 2008 - STRATEGIES FOR MEXICO'S DRUG WAR Experts and Public Figures in the U.S. and Latin America Offer a Range of Views, From Stepped-Up Policing to Legalization. At times, the fight against drug trafficking in Mexico seems hopeless. The body count grows steadily, each massacre seemingly more gruesome than the one before. The flow of drugs to America and Europe continues virtually unabated. The Times asked experts and public figures in the U.S., Mexico and other parts of Latin America for their views on the problem and what should be done about it. The comments, compiled by Mexico City Bureau Chief Tracy Wilkinson, have been edited for space or clarity.
CN BC: Column: Doomed To Repeat History?
North Shore News, 17 Dec 2008 - The Drowsy Chaperone, that blowsy, buoyant, infectious smash hit at the Playhouse, is fuelled partly by the running joke of alcohol prohibition. It's set in 1928 and booze is why the Chaperone is always drowsy. The gathered wedding party is obviously indifferent to the law. The hostess and her butler/gofer discuss code words for drinks. Pretty much the way everyone today deals with marijuana: with a wink and a nudge.
Dr. Norm Stamper finished his 34-year police career as chief of police of Seattle, Washington. Stamper believes the drug war causes
untold misery, undermines effective law enforcement, and does not begin to pass any sort of cost-benefit analysis.
"Anyone concerned about the failure of our $69 billion-a-year War on Drugs
should watch this 12-minute program. You will meet front line, ranking
police officers who give us a devastating report on why it cannot work. It
is a must-see for any journalist or public official dealing with this
issue."-- Walter Cronkite
"Damage Done
introduces a group of maverick cops - and former cops - who have put in decades fighting the
war on drugs. They may be libertarians, Republicans, socialists or evangelical Christians,
but they all believe strongly that drug prohibition is a terrible mistake and that all
illicit drugs should be controlled by government, not in the hands of criminals.
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