US Marijuana Use Up, Cocaine Use Down, Americans Spend $100 Billion …

US Marijuana Use Up, Cocaine Use Down, Americans Spend 0 Billion …
Because the study only ran through 2010, researchers said Colorado and Washington state's recent legalization of marijuana for recreational use was not factored in, nor was a recent spike in heroin use. Still, the data will be valuable for policy …
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Sean Philpott: Reefer Madness
While I was on the phone with a colleague from Denver last week, our conversation turned inevitably to the topic of marijuana. Colorado legalized recreational use of drug via popular referendum in 2012, creating the world's first fully regulated …
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Holder Endorses Proposal to Reduce Drug Sentences in Latest Sign of Shift
In January, the United States Sentencing Commission proposed changing federal guidelines to lessen the average sentence for drug dealers by about one year, to 51 months from 62 months. Mr. Holder … Twenty states and the District of Columbia have …
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