by Don Fitz and Susan Armstrong The change in marijuana laws across the US raises issues far beyond, “Hey, dude, we can blow a joint now without getting busted.” The racism that permeated the age of criminalization now lurks throughout the phase of decriminalization. The burgeoning business of growing pot raises the specter of corporate […]
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This is What Happens When Petty Theft Is “Decriminalized”
San Francisco has been “decriminalized” in San Francisco, which means that stealing anything under $950 is not going to be prosecuted. The following happened in a Walgreens. Apparently 17 stores have closed so far due to similar shoplifting. Link Share now! Source Views: 0
Ex-Cop Posing As Undercover Heroin Addict Wants Drugs Decriminalized
Above Photo: Images Money / Flickr For 14 years, Neil Woods risked his life as a drug squad police officer posing undercover as a heroin and crack addict. As among the first of his kind in the UK, he helped to establish tactics and training to infiltrate the most notorious and violent drug gangs across the country. In over a […]
ASEAN May Introduce Minimum Wage Standards Proposed by Indonesia
nsnbc : Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the press that both Cambodia and Vietnam support an Indonesian proposal for minimum wage standards which will be applicable to ASEAN member States. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum for ASEAN, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that “Vietnam strongly supports my comment on […]