Category Archives: The War on Drugs

A History of Asset Forfeiture

But the Lopeses are only one example out of millions. In the year their home was confiscated by police for a minor, four-year-old drug charge, $644 million in assets were seized. In 2018 alone, the Treasury Department’s Forfeiture Fund saw … Continue reading

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What’s really behind the ‘War on Drugs’

The war on drugs is sham and a scam and federal agents, federal agencies are corrupted by it, as are states and municipalities and their LEOs. Meanwhile, U.S. prisons and cemeteries are overflowing with the victims. Yep, the War on … Continue reading

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Abolish the DEA: 7 Reasons to Get Rid Of It Completely

Reason number one, prohibition doesn’t work. And two, the DEA is one of the most destructive and wasteful alphabet agencies in America. The so-called War on Drugs is not winnable because it was never designed to be won. There is … Continue reading

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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life (and Death) in Prison

 If you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That’s literally true. – Milton Friedman The so-called “War on Drugs” is responsible for more … Continue reading

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The War on Drugs Was Born 100 Years Ago

The fact that more people see the solution for the drug addict as not illegal markets, high prices, and the threat of imprisonment, but in education, medical treatment, counseling, and social pressures means that it is possible that we could … Continue reading

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Chicago Cops Swabbing Random Train Passengers at Random Stations for Explosives

You can try to tell me that this is not as bad as Nazi Germany in the late 30’s but I won’t listen because I know better. — jtl, 419 PS And those of you who wasted your time voting … Continue reading

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Surprise: The Drug War Isn’t About Drugs

…actually “winning” the drug war would mean ending it. And who in US domestic law enforcement wants to cut off the source of billions in federal aid and military equipment, militarized SWAT teams and unprecedented surveillance and civil forfeiture powers? This … Continue reading

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America, this is your war on drugs.

via Reason Magazine  The little corrupt town of Alpine, TX is in the big corrupt county of Brewster–one of the most isolated areas in the uSSA. I suppose our proximity to Mexico is the reason but I’d bet you can’t … Continue reading

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No Gun on the Border

The violent force in this area that presents itself daily is the roaming passel of unaccountable federal agents who have orders to stop everybody, despite the lack of “reasonable suspicion,” “probable cause,” or any other supposedly legal standard because of … Continue reading

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Competing Histories of Marijuana Prohibition Emerge

Staff Report by the Daily Bell The Federal Marijuana Ban Is Rooted in Myth and Xenophobia … The federal law that makes possession of marijuana a crime has its origins in legislation that was passed in an atmosphere of hysteria … Continue reading

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