Holy War on Drugs, Conservative-led global incarceration

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 * Share links: gop - republicans - democrats. See: Cannabis and the illusion of democracy in the USA.
 * ''See also: Cannabis polls. See Facebook: Global Marijuana March.
 * ''See Cost of U.S. drug war. See Race, ethnicity, and the drug war. See Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate.
 * See Drug war charts and maps.

The drug war is part of the Republican war on the poor. See infographic. Along with other mass incarceration, student debt, disenfranchisement, and wealth inequality. Record high in the Dow, but median wage remains stagnant. . Republicans block cannabis legislation and minimum wage increases. Real wages for most Americans have remained stagnant for decades. Click chart:

News
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The latest news is at Current events and news. Also: Cannabis and 2014 U.S. election, November 4, Tuesday.

2012 election
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 * Vermont Marijuana Decriminalization Law Goes Into Effect. July 1, 2013.
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The American states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize cannabis, and Massachusetts became the eighteenth state to approve cannabis for medical use. See 2012 vote for cannabis. Prohibition, your days are numbered!

Some more news
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Richard Posner, Federal Judge, Slams 'Absurd' Laws Against Marijuana, Other Drugs. By Nick Wing. Posted: Sept. 11, 2012. The Huffington Post. From the article:
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Republicans leading the drug war:
 * He recently expressed displeasure with the current direction of the GOP, telling National Public Radio that he has become "less conservative" as the Republican "crowd of lunatics" became increasingly "goofy."
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Of course there are some clueless Democrat incumbents too that need the boot:
 * Senate Republicans Kill Marijuana Reform In New York. By Steve Elliott. June 19, 2012. Toke of the Town.


 * New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Veto Upheld. By Steve Elliott. June 27, 2012.

Fortunately, it looks like some Democrats are pulling their heads out of Republican asses.

"Earlier this year, the Colorado Democrats announced their support for marijuana legalization in their 2012 party platform. On June 9th, the Texas Democrats endorsed marijuana decriminalization. Last weekend, the North Carolina Democratic Party added resolutions supporting medical cannabis and industrial hemp. ... Also worth noting, on June 2nd, the Washington State Democratic Party built upon their earlier endorsement of their state’s legalization initiative, I-502, by adding support for full marijuana legalization and medical cannabis as planks in their party platform."
 * Iowa Democrats Add Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp to Party Platform. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Coordinator, June 20, 2012. NORML Blog. From the article (emphasis added):

Papa Bush's escalation of the drug war
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 * See: The U.S. Drug War. Republicans lead. Share link: Papa Bush.

The Reagans and Just Say No
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'''November 1980 election to now. The Reagan Revolution.''' "Just Say No" and. U.S.-aided, government-sanctioned, drug-war death squads in Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, etc.. Reaganomics 101: Tax the poor and middle class. Spend exorbitant amounts on "freedom" (doublespeak for more prisons and jails). See Wikipedia: Ronald Wilson Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and the War on Drugs. See also: commons:Category:Just Say No.

National Rifle Association and mandatory minimum sentencing
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 * See: Drug War, mandatory minimum sentencing, NRA, and guns.

Some 2012 Republican presidential candidates
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Newt Gingrich calls medical marijuana a joke
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Gingrich's 1995 death penalty bill for importing 2 ounces of cannabis
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See Newt Gingrich. In contrast, see: Lowest enforcement priority for cannabis offenses.





Gary Johnson rips Newt Gingrich about marijuana death penalty idea
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Gary Johnson rips Newt Gingrich about Marijuana Death Penalty Idea. YouTube link.

Gatewood Galbraith on Newt Gingrich
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See: Template:Gatewood Galbraith on Newt Gingrich.

Senate votes 60 to 38 for indefinite military detention of Americans
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See: Template:Senate votes for indefinite military detention of Americans.

U.S. marijuana history
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 * See also: Drug War, mandatory minimum sentencing, NRA, and guns.


 * Marijuana Timeline | Busted - America's War On Marijuana | FRONTLINE | PBS.

Propaganda of incarceration nations
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Drug war and incarceration rates worldwide
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Breaking the Taboo
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Cost of drug war
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 * Cost of U.S. drug war:

Cannabis is safer
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 * See Cannabis is safer.

Categories
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