The Injustice System in America ~ OFFICIAL TRAILER

The Injustice System In America ~ OFFICIAL TRAILER – The Injustice System In America (2006) 123 minutes ~ Documentary According to the Bureau of Justice 49% of all prison inmates nationally are African American…

Hemp Flag To Be Flown At Capitol On July 4

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As far as the Drug Enforcement Administration is concerned, marijuana plants all fall on the Schedule I list of controlled substances, regardless of their concentration of the psychoactive compound THC. Hemp strains contain very little THC, and while …
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Chronicle Book Review: High Price

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It's also the story of the American working class, buffeted by the de-industrialization that began in the 1970s, targeted by Reagan Republicans with cuts in social programs in the 1980s, and mostly dealt with by "tough on crime" and "tough on drugs …
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Alternative Centers Work to Rehab Indonesia's Harsh Drug Laws

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To mark the UN's International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Yudhoyono maintained that “the solution [for drug users] is not jail, but rehabilitation.The concept shouldn't be one of punishment, but of salvation.” But in spite of the …
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