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See: More news. Archive. News sources. Facebook: Global Marijuana March [38][39][40]. Hashtags: [41][42][43]. Twitter: [44][45][46]. Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage. Democrat Senator Schumer to introduce bill to decriminalize marijuana. [47][48]. And: Australia. Greens propose full legalisation of cannabis. And: Faces of Greed: Walton Family of Walmart. Bernie Sanders video: "One family, the Walton family, owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent". WE INTERRUPT your regularly scheduled programming... Drought Returns To Huge Swaths Of U.S., Fueling Fears Of A Thirsty Future. Too many people! And: Cape Town, South Africa. But Republicans and clueless celibate Catholic priests oppose birth control. And Democrats need to name a yearly number for legal immigration and enforce it. Otherwise conservatives (Republicans) will win elections with racist propaganda as in parts of Europe. And Cannabis Liberation will stagnate again. New York. Cuomo lays groundwork for legalizing marijuana. NYC Cannabis Parade. And: New Orleans. After 7 years in jail for possession of 2 joints, Bernard Noble hopes to advocate for criminal justice reform. 2018 Global Marijuana March and 420 events. April 20 and May 5, 2018. Take power! Global campaign to register and vote for medical cannabis, and against conservative-led cannabis incarceration worldwide. Opinion Piece - Life for Pot. By Beth Curtis. Sister of John Knock, a pot lifer. [49]. And: Dumbass Louisiana Republican state lawmaker cites satirical article in argument against medical marijuana. And: Sinclair Host Resigns After Threat to Sexually Assault David Hogg With ‘Hot Poker’. Mexican states should start legalizing marijuana: tourism minister. Hall of Famer Joe Montana advocates cannabis for pain relief, healing. "Cannabis eased my pain. It also put me in a state of healing and relief." And: '60 Days In': The worst things about jail, from undercover inmates. "A police officer who went to jail undercover quit the force after he got out — and his decision is a sobering reminder of how bad prison really is". And: Video. Here's what happened when a Republican senator challenged a Canadian doctor on their single-payer health care system. And: Italy issues presidential pardon for pot-growing pensioner. Trump's Private Prisons: Blood, Suicide and Poorly Paid Guards. Where cannabis inmates are injured and left to die just like the rest of the inmates. New York Times. Rick Steves on a journey toward marijuana legalization. "In some cases, they’re just waiting to get rid of their Republican governor." And: 6.1 million Americans can't vote due to a felony conviction. April is #SecondChanceMonth. Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions Fall. April 2, 2018. Scientific American. [50][51]. And: Video. This cannabis commercial is just perfect. A company that delivers cannabis throughout Oregon. Scientists discovered a moth with golden hair and a tiny penis. They named it after Trump. Twitter: "hence forward , the grabus vaginus moth". Utah's Republican Governor Herbert comes out against medical marijuana initiative, warning it would ‘open the door to recreational use’. [52]. Global voter campaign against conservative-led global cannabis incarceration. And: ATTN: Video - This former Republican official nails why more states should legalize marijuana. His liver failed 4 times in 5 years while using opiates. He now uses cannabis. A new poll found 59% of Americans support a "national Medicare-for-all plan." 75% support optional expanded Medicare program for those who want it. And Poll: 44% Of Americans Skip Doctor Visits Because Of Cost. Costs are the top health care issue. And: Why thousands of Americans Are Risking It and Skipping Health Insurance. And: Single-payer plan would improve bottom lines. And: Medicaid Expansion. "Studies demonstrate a positive association between expansion and health outcomes." Worldwide “March for Our Lives” in 800 cities, for gun control and against the NRA. [53][54]. NRA created Drug War Mass Incarceration with their mandatory minimum sentencing laws. And: CIA and Bush started 15 years of endless, costly ground wars by their 2003 lies about WMDs in Iraq. [55]. And: Video. What happened to the middle class? Elizabeth Warren. Bernie Sanders. [56][57]. And: Congress Protects Medical Marijuana From Jeff Sessions In New Federal Spending Bill. Voters In Illinois' Cook County Approve Non-binding Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure. And: Data shows More U.S. Imprisonment Does Not Reduce State Drug Problems. [58]. And: Exploring the ever-changing European cannabis scene (Part 3). Part 2. Part 1. [59][60]. Gina Haspel became chief of the "Cat's Eye" CIA black site in Thailand in late October 2002. [61][62][63]. In January 2003 Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister of Thailand, began a campaign of disappearances, summary executions, and extra-judicial killings of suspected drug users that killed thousands of people. Gains from Thailand’s bloody war on drugs proved fleeting. By Marvin Bionat. July 09, 2016. Inquirer.net (the official website of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.). Wikipedia pages with sections on history of drug war death squads: Premiership of Thaksin Shinawatra. Section on anti-drug policies. Thaksin Shinawatra. See section on The War on Drugs. Matthew McDaniel. See section on the Drug war. Jeff Sessions once wanted to execute pot dealers. Alabama Republican Sheriff Todd Entrekin Legally Took $750,000 Meant To Feed Inmates, Bought Beach House. [64]. Citizen who exposed him framed with marijuana distribution charges. And: Cannabis Industry Is Saving Cities With Struggling Economies. [65]. And: Canadian Health Insurance Company to Cover Medical Cannabis. Up to $6,000 per year. Meet Beto O'Rourke, the Pro-Pot Former Punk Guitarist Who Could Beat Republican Ted Cruz And Ignite Blue Wave. And: Greek Parliament Passes Bill to Regulate Medical Cannabis Production. [66][67][68][69]. Video: Like Pot? Visit Vermont! Turn audio on. Click settings button twice to turn off captions. Drug War, NRA, mandatory minimum sentencing, handguns, homicide rates. Iowa grants gun permits to the blind. USA Today. What could go wrong? Blind people can drive... right? US gun laws are insane. CNN Poll: Trump approval slides to 35%, matches lowest point of presidency. Feb. 26, 2018. The Teens Are Coming For The NRA. We are witnessing history. John Knock - Buried Alive. Nonviolent marijuana drug conspiracy. [70][71]. NRA-supported mandatory sentence of life without parole. Jeff Sessions running after cannabis users: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Median wealth per adult in US dollars Country 2017 Switzerland 229,059 Australia 195,417 Luxembourg 167,664 Belgium 161,589 New Zealand 147,593 Norway 130,543 Italy 124,636 Japan 123,724 France 119,720 Singapore 108,850 United Kingdom 102,641 Netherlands 94,373 Canada 91,058 Taiwan 87,257 Denmark 87,231 Ireland 84,592 Israel 78,244 Qatar 71,118 Malta 67,980 Korea 67,934 Spain 63,369 Finland 57,850 Austria 57,534 United States 55,876 Marijuana Criminal Cases Dropped En Masse by Philadelphia District Attorney. [72]. Jeff Sessions Opposes Bipartisan Drug Sentencing Reform Bill. And: Fox News is afraid that the American people will find out the truth about Canada's single-payer health care. Bernie Sanders video. US middle-class wealth has collapsed. [73]. See chart to the right. Median wealth is exactly in the middle. 50% of adults have more, and 50% have less. Wealth is all assets (money, stocks, property, etc.) minus all debts. U.S. household debt at all time high. Chart below from page 3 of PDF. 2003 to 2017 (4th quarter). Total Household Debt by Type: USA spent $3.2 trillion on healthcare in 2016. (2.3.4.). Canada spent half as much per person, and got better outcomes. 59% of Americans support a "national Medicare-for-all plan." (2.3.4.) Income Inequality Is At The Highest Level In American History. By Bryce Covert. July 1, 2016. ThinkProgress. "Incomes for the 99 percent have only recovered about 60 percent of what they lost. But the rich are doing great. ... They captured more than half of all the income growth in the country." Drug War, NRA, mandatory minimum sentencing, handguns, homicide rates How US gun culture compares with the world in five charts. By Kara Fox, CNN. Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN. February 15, 2018. Chart below is from the article. Gun-related deaths in high-income countries. Deaths per million people. Suicides in gray on the left. Homicides in darker color on the right. USA is the long bloody line at the end. See Wikipedia: List of countries by intentional homicide rate Estimated number of guns per capita by country List of countries by firearm-related death rate Mayor Jenny Durkan: Why Seattle Is Erasing Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions. [74]. And: San Francisco’s D.A. Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions. Others Around the Country Should Do the Same. And: International Criminal Court to begin preliminary examination on Philippines killings by Duterte. And: Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment. And: Police officer (and veteran) fired for not shooting black suspect wins $175,000. Military veterans defy Jeff Sessions, fight for medical marijuana to kick opioid addiction. Of all the veterans returning from the Middle East, about 60 percent experience chronic pain. And: California could make it easier to erase your old marijuana convictions. And: Maine becomes first state to protect marijuana use outside of work. Bernie Sanders video. Debunking Single Payer Myths with Dr. Danielle Martin of Canada. [75][76]. And: Dennis Peron, gay hippie Vietnam veteran, and Early Medical Marijuana Advocate, Dies at 71. New York Times. [77][78]. And: Federal judge: Florida’s felon voting restoration flawed. And: Floridians will vote this fall on restoring voting rights to 1.5 million felons. And: 27 percent of all the disfranchised felons in the U.S. live in Florida. And: Marijuana Company Donates 1 Million Meals To Needy Californians. And: Russian Presidential Candidate Wants to Legalize Marijuana. [79][80]. Virginia Senate Republicans kill bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. France To Consider Decriminalising All Drug Use, Following Government-Commissioned Report. And: Florida: Judge rules medical marijuana law allows patients to grow own drug. And: Malaysia: Amiruddin facing death penalty for possession and distribution of medical marijuana. Governor signs bill: Vermont Makes History By Legalizing Marijuana through legislature. [81]. And: Thailand About to Make Medical Marijuana Legal. And: Police chief advises police candidate concerning teen marijuana users: "F*ck the right thing! If Black, shoot them!" And: Ontario (Canada) seeks public feedback on allowing cannabis lounges as legalization looms. And: California is Allowing One Million Residents Convicted of Weed Charges to Wipe Slate Clean. New poll shows Trump with historically low approval rating. Jan. 19, 2018 article. Chart below is from a Washington Post article on Dec. 29, 2017: "The U.S. has one of the stingiest minimum wage policies of any wealthy nation." Bernie Sanders video. We took some American doctors to Canada to see a universal health care system up close. [82]. And: Canada. Liberal MPs urge dropping criminal penalties for all illicit drug use. 2017 Republican tax bill. Yellow is for an average increase in cost each year for people in those groups. Up to incomes of $75,000. Repeal of individual mandate hurts more and more people each year by increasing healthcare costs for many people. See explanation. Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin GOP Stronghold. And: Portuguese doctors back marijuana medicine as bill enters parliament. And: Video. $8000 for an ambulance ride in the USA. $12 in Germany! And: Latest Pew Poll Finds Record Support in Favor of Marijuana Legalization. And: Video shows apparently incapacitated, half-naked woman put out in cold by Baltimore hospital. [83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92]. And: Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina Congressional Map As Unconstitutional Gerrymandering. Kansas Republican Representative Steve Alford claims blacks responded badly to pot use due to character, genetics. [93]. Kansas. Facing 30 years in prison, and custody loss, for treating her Crohn’s disease with cannabis, Shona Banda’s two-year court case ends with plea agreement of mail-in probation in Washington state. Fabrics Made From banana, pineapple, bamboo, jute, aloe vera, flax, hemp, beetroot, pomegranate, teak, sewali flower? The Fashion Industry Is Making It Happen! Vermont Defies Jeff Sessions By Legalizing Recreational Marijuana. [94][95][96][97]. And: Attorney General Jeff Sessions To Crack Down On State-Legal Marijuana. [98][99][100][101]. And: Marijuana legalization 2018. At least 12 states could consider cannabis laws this year. And: California’s Marijuana Legalization Aims To Repair Damage From The War On Drugs. [102][103]. And: Boy who missed eight years of school makes astonishing recovery due to CBD oil. [104]. And: Mexico to legalize marijuana-based product sales in 2018. And: What if this was your mother, wife, or daughter? WATCH: Tyrant Cop Knocks Handcuffed Woman Unconscious for No Reason & Lies About It. Watch this Canadian politician explain the difference between health care in Canada and in America. Norway to decriminalize all drugs, likely following Portugal's model. [105][106]. And: Trump approval rating hits new low (35%) in CNN poll. 32% in Associated Press–NORC poll. Lowest in history for a first-year President. Dec. 19, 2017 article. Chart below from: A Tax Plan to Turbocharge Inequality, in 3 Charts. Dec. 17, 2017. New York Times. Marc and Jodie Emery plead guilty, fined nearly $400,000 in Cannabis Culture court case [107]. And: California Enlists Cheech Marin To Help Register Pot Businesses. World Health Organization (WHO): Pot's CBD Has Health Benefits. [108][109][110]. And: British man faces two years in Dubai jail after testing positive for cannabis. [111]. And: Bermuda. House of Assembly: cannabis decriminalisation passes. To Senate next. And: Jeff Sessions Is Being Sued By 12-Year-Old Girl (Alexis Bortell) Over Department of Justice Medical Marijuana Policy. “It’s a lot better than brain surgery.” Alexis Bortell wins "Most Influential Individual 2017!" - Video. [112][113]. Obamacare sign-ups defy Trump’s sabotage campaign, but “the window is closing” Dec. 15. Many plans are free. Some states have later deadlines. [114]. And: Marijuana in Indiana: Battle lines drawn for 2018 legislative session. Veterans versus prosecutors. And: 30% of Vietnam vets have had PTSD in their lifetime. Paraguay About to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana. And: Jeff Sessions spars with DOJ interns over marijuana, police violence in newly leaked video. [115]. And: Canada. Conservative Alberta representative says pot legalization could lead to communist revolution. "$5.6 trillion" for endless Mideast wars that started with Bush and CIA WMD lies about Iraq. [116][117]. Interstate Highway System cost $526 billion in 2016 dollars. And: Landing a human on the moon cost $221 billion. And: Marijuana may hold promise in treating veterans with PTSD. [118]. Trillion-dollar Cost of Republican-led U.S. drug war. And: Its racist application. [119][120]. Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage. Republican tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, Congressional Budget Office finds. "By 2019, Americans earning less than $30,000 a year would be worse off under the Senate bill, CBO found. By 2021, Americans earning $40,000 or less would be net losers, and by 2027, most people earning less than $75,000 a year would be worse off. On the flip side, millionaires and those earning $100,000 to $500,000 would be big beneficiaries". 2 polls: Only 29% of Americans approve of Republican tax plan. 2. Canada. Federal marijuana legislation clears House of Commons, headed for the Senate. [121]. And: Africa. Good News: Congo Is Ditching Conflict Metals For Cannabis. And: Will Attorney General Jeff Sessions end medical marijuana for all US states in December 2017? And: 10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision in the past year. Will he be next? Evolving Republican tax plan. By 2027, Americans earning $75,000 a year and below would, as a group, see their taxes increase. New York Times. [122]. And: Canada. How the provinces are planning for pot legalization by July 2018. And: As Canada prepares for legal pot, ex-cops get into the business. [123]. And: Video. USA. 3 months behind bars for sexual assault/rape, versus 21 years behind bars for marijuana. [124]. And: Robert Reich: The Poor Are Being Barred From Voting. And That’s Unconstitutional. And: CBD cannabis oil use in the UK doubles in a YEAR. And: Veterans Being Denied Medical Cannabis Are Crushed By Pills, PTSD, And Suicide. And: “It’s Time:” Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in North Dakota Underway. And: Maryland Man Gets 20 Years for 6 Grams of Marijuana. And: Wisconsin Legislature Unanimously Approves Industrial Hemp Bill. And: Video. This is how fast Cannabis can stop a seizure!! Bernie Sanders CHART. Households making over $1 million will get almost 40% of the benefits from the Republican tax plan, while households making under $50,000 will get less than 1% of the benefits. And: The middle class will actually end up paying even more in taxes. Marijuana Won Big in the November U.S. Elections. [125]. And: Maine voters expand Medicaid to 70,000 low-income people under Obamacare. [126]. And: Indiana prosecutors pushing against medical marijuana. And: Breaking News: Jeff Sessions to Stand Trial in Cannabis De-Scheduling. [127][128]. And: Viral video on racial profiling. And: Cannabis smokers shouldn’t go to jail. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. And: Pro-Marijuana Legalization Democrat Phil Murphy Wins New Jersey Governor Race. [129]. And: 7 reasons why the future has arrived in the Netherlands. Maine's Republican governor vetoes voter-approved bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. [130] USA spent $3.2 trillion on healthcare in 2016. (2.3.4.). Canada spent half as much per person, and got better outcomes. 59% of Americans support a "national Medicare-for-all plan." (2.3.4.) Country. Chart Life expectancy (years). 2015 Under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births. 2016 Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births. 2015 Per capita expenditure on health. Public and private costs. USD - PPP. 2016 Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP. 2016 % of health costs paid by government. 2016 (refs> 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Australia 82.8 3.8 5.5 $4,708 9.6 67.8 Canada 82.2 4.9 7.3 $4,753 10.1 70.3 France 82.4 3.9 7.8 $4,600 11.0 78.8 Germany 81.0 3.8 9.0 $5,550 11.3 84.6 Japan 83.7 2.7 6.4 $4,519 10.9 84.1 Sweden 82.4 2.9 4.4 $5,488 11.0 83.9 UK 81.2 4.3 9.2 $4,193 9.7 79.2 USA 79.3 6.5 26.4 $9,892 17.2 49.1 Videos expose Republican myths about Canadian healthcare: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64. Nations with better and healthier quality of life: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 See Chart. Why isn't National Public Radio covering this? Why aren't All Things Considered? German Parties Consider Sale Of Recreational Marijuana In Pharmacies Or Dispensaries. [131]. And: Marchers in Kiev, Ukraine call for legalization of cannabis (PHOTOS). Trump’s Obamacare sabotage accidentally resulted in more free health plans. Open enrollment is Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2017. And: Smoking Marijuana Causes ‘Complete Remission’ of Crohn’s Disease for some, No Side Effects, New Study Shows. And: Using cannabis in place of anxiety meds. Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana in Record-High Numbers: October 2017 Poll. 2. And: Oklahoma City police officer handcuffs woman for riding a bike and handing him her ID. [132]. "throwing stuff at me. You handed the ID card to me like you wanted to use it as a weapon and throw it at me.” Body cam shows otherwise. Audio starts at 30 seconds in. 80% of Republican tax cuts would go to the top 1%. See chart in Bernie Sanders Facebook post. And: Will Illinois legalize recreational marijuana? Most Democrat candidates for governor support it. And: Legalize marijuana in New Jersey? Your choice for governor on Nov. 7, 2017 will determine that. (Democrat versus Republican. [133]. Pro-Legalization Congressman To Target Anti-Cannabis Lawmakers. [134]. Peru legalises medical marijuana in move spurred by mother's home lab. 2. And: Canada. Airport security stops calling police on passengers carrying prescription pot. And: Legal marijuana is saving lives in Colorado, study finds. Opioid-related deaths fell 6.5% after recreational marijuana legalized. [135]. And: Former Mexican President Imagines Future Where Legal Weed Is an Internationally Traded Cash Crop. The Trump tax plan would make the rich richer. An Open Letter to Apple CEO Mr. Tim Cook from 131 organizations to immediately remove numerous apps that are promoting war on drugs in the Philippines that has killed 13,000 people. [136]. And: Now you can add a marijuana degree to your higher education. [137] .And: 29 states have legal pot. Jeff Sessions wants to stamp it out, and he's closer than you think. [138]. And: Police brutality. Cop who forcibly arrested nurse for refusing to draw blood is fired. Previously disciplined for sexual harassment. And: 8 things Trump's done to hurt women and girls since taking office. [139][140][141]. And: London, UK: MPs join medical marijuana protest outside Parliament. And: Canadian Doctors Explain Universal Health Care. A video. [142][143]. And: Why Dr. Oz Thinks Medical Marijuana Can Solve The Opioid Crisis. [144][145][146][147][148][149]. NRA history of mandatory minimum sentencing and drug war. Atlanta, Georgia decriminalizes marijuana. [150]. And Youtube: Tom Petty music video - You Don't Know How It Feels. "let's roll another joint." [151][152]. And: 80 Years Ago This Week, Federal Marijuana Prohibition Began With These Arrests. And: Federal Court Ruling a Huge Victory for Cannabis Business Owners. And: Costly medical marijuana pushes patients to street sales. And: Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime. Why the decriminalisation of marijuana is a civil rights cause. Al Sharpton. [153]. And: Harris County, Texas DA Stops Prosecuting Drug Cases Involving Minuscule Amounts. And: Chicago cops to be punished for ‘taking a knee’ in protest against police brutality. And: America’s opioid problem is so bad it’s cutting into U.S. life expectancy. And: Big Pharma Losing Grip as Study Shows Nearly 100% of Cannabis Users Give Up Rx Pain Meds. And: Iceland Gets Cooler with Proposal to Legalize Cannabis. [154]. Lesotho. This Tiny Nation Just Became Africa’s Medical Cannabis Leader. [155]. And: 41 States To Investigate Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioids. And: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte orders police to kill eldest son if 'rumours' are true. And: Pennsylvania Democratic Party Adopts Marijuana Legalization Into Policy Platform. And: New Study Finds Legal Cannabis Equals Fewer Pharmaceuticals. And: “I’m not a criminal:” Indiana man criminally charged for possessing CBD oil. And: Federal drug agency asks Rhode Island for medical marijuana patient data. And: British Columbia may not follow Ontario’s pot distribution system: Premier Horgan. Nevada local governments have OK to license marijuana lounges. Why Are Opioid Painkillers Legal But Marijuana Isn't? And: Federal government knew cannabis cured epilepsy over 60 years ago and still made it a Schedule 1 drug. And: Sheriffs Say Marijuana Legalization Should Be Overturned Because It Makes Them Uncomfortable. Colorado. The dam is breaking on Democrats’ embrace of single-payer. Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular Politician in America, Poll Says. See Bernie on Colbert's Show [156]. And: LA Times editorial board: Trump and Sessions are ignoring voters' overwhelming support for medical marijuana. Will Congress listen? [157]. See: Temporary reprieve. [158]. And: Hooked, hoodwinked: Some drug rehabs aim for relapse and money. And: ‘Return my bong’: Ontario man protests in underwear outside courthouses, police stations. And: Oral, saliva, and urine measurement of THC intoxication level is not feasible, study concludes. Green gold: how China quietly grew into a cannabis superpower. Half of world's hemp cultivation. Anti-Drug Philippine President Duterte’s Son Accused in $125-Million Drug Shipment. [159]. And: Philippines. Duterte faces nationwide revolt over drugs war after killing of schoolboy sparks outrage. And: Philippines’ Catholic Church sounds alarm amid Duterte’s deadly anti-drug crackdown. [160] India issues its first-ever license to grow medicinal cannabis for research purposes. 2nd Most Populated Country. And: Utah Launches Medical Cannabis Signature Drive for November 2018 ballot issue. And: Federal judge blocks prosecution of Northern California pot growers. Jeff Sessions opposes restrictions. And: Federal Judge Rules Medical Marijuana Patient Can Sue For Being Denied Job Over Failed Drug Test. And: Justice Department (Jeff Sessions) Shuts Down Marijuana Research At DEA. And let's not forget: The war on drugs is racist. Donald Trump is embracing it with open arms. And: Report: Aide says Nixon's war on drugs targeted blacks, hippies. And: Race, ethnicity, and drug war. "They can move in and out of any software still hardwired to their system. That means that anyone we haven't unplugged is potentially an agent. Inside the matrix, they are everyone and they are no one." -Morpheus in The Matrix. [161]. Lexington, Kentucky mayor announces all Confederate statues are coming down because of Charlottesville. And: Philippines newspaper. "Marijuana as Medicine" on front page. And: Heather Heyer, the woman killed in Virginia was destined to be face of change, mom says. [162]. And: Indiana lawmaker pushes for medical marijuana to curb opioid epidemic. His fellow Republicans are the ones likely to block him. Here are the Confederate memorials that will be removed after Charlottesville. [163][164][165][166][167][168]. Dear America, universal health care is what real freedom looks like. USA Today. And: IT COSTS LESS. [169][170]. And: In Portugal, Drug Use Is Treated As A Medical Issue, Not A Crime. NPR. CBC. [171][172][173][174][175]. And: 90% of drug control money is spent on health care, just 10% on police enforcement. Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage. Illinois Is Officially The 21st State To Decriminalize Weed. And: India. The people of Mumbai (also known as Bombay) talk about marijuana. Youtube. How Canada became an education superpower. Far ahead of the USA. Poll. Voters support single payer Medicare-for-all 51 - 38 percent. As do doctors. And: List of countries by total health expenditure per capita. Click any year to sort highest to lowest cost per person. See: Australian single payer. Here's what happened when a Republican senator challenged a Canadian doctor on their single-payer health care system. Bernie Sanders videos. Canadian MSNBC anchor versus Republican congressman. Medicare spends less than 2 percent on bureaucracy. 1.4% to be exact. We need Medicare for All. Nearly a third of our health care dollars go to something other than health care. And: Universal healthcare and drug war. Trump approval hits new low (35%) in CNN poll. 32% in AP–NORC poll. Lowest in history for a first-year President. [176]. Bring back democracy: Remove Presidential veto power. And: Senate 60% rule. See: More News. And: Cannabis is safer. Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage. A or F? How Congress scores on marijuana. 2. By Danielle Keane, NORML political director. 2016. "Of the 233 Democrats in Congress, 208 members (89.3 percent) received a passing grade of a 'C' or higher. Of the 302 Republicans in Congress, 102 members (33.8 percent) received a passing grade of a 'C' or higher." For your state see: Congressional Scorecard. NORML. Grading was based upon members' voting records.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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• Annual Amsterdam 420 Smoke-out (official group).
• #AMS420 Smoke-Out 4-20-2013.
• Nessuna condanna, per una canna.
• The Cannabis College.
• Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum.

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Wikipedia: Cannabis by country.
Search for marijuana march videos. And more.
2018, 2017, 2016 Global Marijuana March. Crowd photos.

• Netherlands. Cannabis-related links.
• Coffeeshop map. Resource for planning a trip, or using in Amsterdam.
• Amsterdam 420 Smoke-Out protest + 420 Festival & After-Party
• cannabis bevrijdingsdag (Cannabis Liberation Day).
• cannabis tribunaal
• vereniging voor opheffing cannabisverbod
• vereniging voor cannabis consumenten (vvcc)
• legalize
• cannabis college
• cupwinners.nl
• Hash marihuana and hemp museum.
• legalize.net/allphotos.php - photos for many Amsterdam events.
• Cannabis Seeds

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Amsterdam is the capital city of The Netherlands (although the government resides in Den Haag (The Hague).

Like in the rest of the country, cannabis consumption is (almost) legal in the city. Of all places in the country though, Amsterdam is the most liberal when it comes to smoking your stuff. In practice this amounts to a very high concentration of 'Coffeeshops' in the centre of the city and the fact that you can smoke a joint anywhere out on the streets. Legal as in "tolerated". It is still "the pure crime". Also you are only allowed to buy 5 grams a day in a coffeeshop.

Although all coffeeshops DO sell coffee, that's not the reason for visiting them. Coffeeshops are the only places in town that are legally allowed to sell cannabis products (stuff that you buy in tourist shops that have cannabis leaves printed on them (like cannabis lollipops and stuff) will NOT have any cannabis in them). Coffeeshops come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, from dark brown, old-fashioned Dutch bars to high-life, fancily decorated coffeeshops with designer furniture and of course the rastafari-themed shops filled with green/red/yellow decorations and Bob Marley posters.

Coffeeshops generally have two menu's: A drinks menu and a cannabis menu. A lot of coffeeshops will have quite an elaborate drinks menu that features various fruit juices (sometimes freshly squeezed), various kinds of tea and coffee, soft drinks and chocolate milk. As from late 2007, there are no more coffeeshops with a licence to sell alcohol.

The quantity and quality of different kinds of weed and hash on sale differs between coffeeshops. Some shops feature only organic weeds, others feature a lot of imports, still others focus on many kinds of hashish. Some are expensive while others are cheap. There are certain kinds of weed (White Widow, Some kinds of haze) and hashish (Moroccan, (super) polm) that will be on sale practically everywhere and their prices give you a good idea of how 'expensive' the shop is on the whole. (for instance: White Widow (which is a great variety left from the nineties) should generally not be sold for more than €8 (8 Euros),- a gram and is normally priced around €7,- a gram).

You are required to consume something in a coffeeshop. When you bring your own weed, you are expected to buy drinks.

I will give a very short list of my favourite shops here with a little description. If anybody has any more favourites, just put 'em up here:

Abraxas: Pretty large shop with some nice decorations. It's always pretty busy here on weekends but that's no surprise: they have a large selection of weed/hash and there are couches lined with Persian tapestry all around the shop. Just sit back, relax, and talk with some of the people on the couches around you, it's easy to socialize there.

Kadinsky: It's a chain of coffeeshops. Normally they're pretty small, with a fashionable and clean minimalist interior. It's a bit posh here compared to other shops but they generally have good service, good seats, large windows and laid-back music with laid-back atmosphere.

The Jolly Joker: On one of the corners of the Nieuwmarkt, this is an old Dutch brown bar. The selection of weed is limited but they stock standard good stuff at a very affordable price. You get a nice view of the marketplace and the wooden interior is not like most other shops.

Rookies: Near Leidseplein. They're not cheap, but their selection of all organic weeds is quite perfect. Their house brand (simply called 'Rookies') is my favourite weed; quite potent and completely uplifting. They also have vaporizers here.

Mellow Yellow: Quite well known with the locals. There's nothing special here actually, but there's a good atmosphere there. They have an elaborate menu with weeds and hashish in every price range. Their deal on Super Polm is the best in the city: 2.5 grams for €11,-!

De Dampkring: The name of this shop is the Dutch word for 'Atmosphere' and literally translates to 'The Circle of Fumes'. It's probably the most expensive shop in town but it's decorated interior is unsurpassed. Made to look like it's made from fairytale-like tree stumps on the outside and with an interior made completely out of illuminated, organic shapes in yellow, red, orange and green, this is something special. Their menu is very elaborate and they have a large selection of very high-potent weeds and hashish. Again, these are all more expensive than anywhere else in the city but this place is still worth checking out.

My advice: Don't spend more than €10,- or €11,- on a gram. Even the most potent weeds like Super Silver Haze, Buddha Haze etc. are sold for about €11,- although some places charge silly prices for them.

La Tertulia: A coffeeshop annex gallery on the Prinsengracht with a beautiful indoor "mineral garden" . A relaxed atmosphere and reasonable prices, with a terrace outside for when the weather permits it.

The legal issue Edit

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In short: Nobody has full knowledge of the precise legal status of cannabis products in Holland, mainly because all municipalities are allowed to regulate the sale as they see fit, however there are some general rules that uphold anywhere in the country:

- You are allowed to possess a small quantity of weed or hashish. Having 5 grams or less on you at any time is perfectly alright and police won't check for larger quantities on you unless you give them a reason (like causing public disturbance or ignoring traffic lights). Police are not looking for anybody that has weed on them, nowhere.

- You are allowed to buy weed at coffeeshops, that's it. They are allowed to sell you a maximum of 5 grams per day.

- It follows that you are not allowed to sell cannabis products yourself.

- In some places (like Amsterdam) you can smoke almost anywhere on the streets. In some other places you are not allowed to just puff away anywhere you want. When somebody asks you to stop smoking your joint either because that's against local regulations OR because they don't want people smoking in front of their property (bar/store/restaurant) you are legally required to comply.

- You are not allowed to take weed across the border but there's no checkpoint at any EU-border. It is known that there are controls on the highway. Possession of small amounts is not considered a legal offense in some places (like Germany or Belgium) but it is in other places (like France). See: Legality of cannabis by country. This does not include smuggeling.

Global Marijuana March Edit

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GMM (years signed up). Google site search is no longer working well. It only finds a few yearly city lists containing a city name.
Special:Search works: "Global Marijuana March maps". Add city name, and state/province/nation as needed. This will pull up all years in which the city is listed here through 2012. For more years go here. This city participated or signed up one year (or more) for the Global Marijuana March (GMM), or the Million Marijuana March (MMM). 225 cities from 42 nations signed up for May 4, 2013 or thereabouts.175 cities from 33 nations signed up for May 5, 2012 or thereabouts. See also: 4/20 event lists. 950 different cities have participated from 82 different nations or subnational areas since 1999.

2018, 2017, 2016 Global Marijuana March. Crowd photos.

Right-click any region for its city list.

2013 Edit

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See 2013 Global Marijuana March map.

April 20:

• ENJOINT.com » 420 Smoke Out Amsterdam.
• #AMS420 - 'Smoke-Out' Program Infopage US/UK.
• Facebook:
  • Annual Amsterdam 420 Smoke-out (official group).
  • #AMS420 Smoke-Out 4-20-2013.

June 16:

• Facebook: Cannabis Brevijdingsdag 2013

2012 Edit

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See 2012 Global Marijuana March map.

April 20, 2012:

• Cannabis Tolerance Endangered In Netherlands; Protest Planned. By Steve Elliott. December 21, 2011 article.

2011 Edit

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See Global Marijuana March 2011 map.

GMM, May 8:

• Facebook: Worldwide Global Marijuana March 2011.
• YouTube search: Cannabis bevrijdingsdag 2011 (Cannabis liberation day 2011).

-- VOC | Vereniging voor Opheffing van het Cannabisverbod:

• Photos: Foto-serie Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag II.
• Photos: Heel veel foto’s van Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag: de VOC-mentaliteit in beeld.
• Volledig programma Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag.
• Kom naar Amsterdam op 8 mei en vier onze cannabiscultuur!

April 20:

• Facebook: Stand up and speak out Netherlands rally.

2010 Edit

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8 Mei Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag (Cannabis Liberation Day), Westergasfabriek terrein, Amsterdam.

• Link: http://www.cannabisbevrijdingsdag.org
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101821423189542&ref=ts

2009 Edit

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9 Mei Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag (Cannabis Liberation Day), Museumplein, Amsterdam.

See GMM 2009, and GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org archive, 2.

Amsterdam: Rob - Cyberskeu@gmail.com, Jeroen - Keesthemad@gmail.com Meet up!

• Link: http://www.cannabisbevrijdingsdag.org
• Media: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/10/2565707.htm

2008 Edit

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See 2008 GMM, and GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org archive, 2.

Rob - Cyberskeu(at)gmail.com <Cyberskeu(at)gmail.com>, Jeroen - Keesthemad(at)gmail.com <Keesthemad(at)gmail.com> Meet up!

• Photos: http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/Globalmarijuanamarch/GMM%20Amsterdam%2008

• Report (from old GMM site):

Due to various goings on here in cannabisland, it's been very hard to generate any interest. Some great new people came along and we all agreed that it would be shameful not to have a protest in Amsterdam. Especially because of the current repressive situation.

So in just 10 days we put an impromptu gathering together on Damsquare. About 150 people gathered and Evert was there with his mobile vaporiser people from the Ccollege. Signature gathering, nice weather and a peaceful gathering fairly left alone by the police. How unlike Antwerp and Moskou/Brazil.

2006Edit

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Legalize! Street RaveEdit

June 10, 2006:

• Photos: http://goa.trance.fotopic.net/c987023_1.html
• Newsletter-flyer: http://www.legalize.net/warondrugs/p059%20legalize.pdf
• Photos: http://www.legalize.net/more_news.php?item=2&more=1

Grass-A-Matazz Edit

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November 21, 2006:

"Grass-A-Matazz is a, free-of-charge, jazz & Blues event, held during the annual High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam (NL). The Grass-A-Matazz party celebrates, and keeps alive, the connection between Jazz & Marijuana."

-- Above quote is from this report:

• http://www.grass-a-matazz.com/party/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6

Poster: Image:Amsterdam Grass-A-Matazz 2006 Nov 21.jpg

2005 Edit

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Global Marijuana March Edit

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May 7, 2005:

Bush's welcome to the Netherlands.

Photos:

• http://legalize.fotopic.net/c534927.html
• http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=1079686

Report (from old GMM site):

Report from Amsterdam

On the 7th of May, Bush visited the Netherlands. Worldwide over 181 cities are demonstrating against HIS cannabis policy under the banner of: MMM, the Million Marijuana March!

We were intending to hold a demonstration on the Dam Square but were prohibited from doing so by our city council. We asked for this MMM demonstration even before anybody knew Bush would be around.

As soon as we heard the news that he was coming we decided to hook up with the www.stopbush.nl demonstration to organise against this very dubious and unwanted visit from Bush.

5.000 people showed up despite terrible weather. One of Legalize's board members D.C Lama, and the famous Dutch rapper Def P. sang a song together condemning Bush's drugs policy and the Legalize! truck at the end of the demonstration parade warmed everyone up!

Legalize it street rave Edit

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June 4, 2005:

Photos:

• http://fotoalbum.dds.nl/bas/legalize

English preview:

• http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/news/Legalize_demonstration_in_Amsterdam_against_war_on_drugs.htm

Google searches:

• http://www.google.com/search?q=Legalize+streetrave+2005+Amsterdam
• http://www.google.com/search?q=Legalize+street+rave+2005+Amsterdam

2004 Edit

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Legalize it street rave Edit

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June 5, 2004:

Report and many links:

• http://www.partyvibe.com/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-1730.html

Description and photo links:

• http://www.partyvibe.com/forums/pda/t-1730.html

Photos:

• http://goa.trance.fotopic.net/c199151.html
• http://www.legalize.net/allphotos.php
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiRwdLQTg0

• See: Video help and search links.

Saturday June 5, 2004 Legalize! Street Rave. Amsterdam.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiRwdLQTg0

2000 Edit

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• Link: http://www.worldcamp.org/mmm1_401.htm

Preview from above link (spelling corrected):

AMSTERDAM

Legalize! Event at: International Court of Justice in The Hague, the famous Vredespaleis (Peace-Palace). The two Saturdays following May 6 Legalize! we will have similar demonstrations in two more Dutch towns. On May 27th we will stage our yearly (4th!) 'Legalize! Street party against the Global War on Drugs' in Amsterdam with a number of mobile sound systems. We will also do our normal parade across the Amsterdam center of town!

E-Mail: rappa(at)casema.net

Web: http://www.legalise.org

More info, links, years Edit

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Cannabis is safer Edit

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2018 Global Marijuana March and 420 events

See: Reagan's war on cannabis. And: Holy War on Drugs, Republican-led mass incarceration.

Ronald Reagan, 1980 campaign speech 1: "Leading medical researchers are coming to the conclusion that marijuana, pot, grass, whatever you want to call it, is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States, and we haven't begun to find out all of the ill effects, but they are permanent ill effects. The loss of memory for example."

See Reagan say it at 1 minute 7 seconds into this video clip narrated by Woody Harrelson.

• Obama correctly said that cannabis is safer than alcohol. See: Cannabis is safer. He also said marijuana should be treated more as a public health issue than a criminal one. And: Obama signals support for legalizing medical marijuana. [177]. See video.
• USA. 1 in 10 deaths of working-age adults are alcohol-related (disease, overdose, car crashes, falls, violence, etc). 87,798 per year, 2006 to 2010. [178][179][180][181][182].

See longer article: Cannabis is safer.

• Imagine if Mitt Romney had been elected President in 2012 instead of Obama.

• Obama on marijuana legalization. [183]. "My suspicion is that you’re gonna see other states start looking at this". The Washington Post. Jan. 22, 2015.

Above quote is from Sanjay Gupta interview of Obama on April 15, 2015. Interview aired on CNN on April 19, 2015. [184][185][186].

• Obama administration asks Supreme Court to reject lawsuit filed by Republican governments in Oklahoma and Nebraska to stop legal marijuana in Colorado [187]. December 2015.

• Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration. [188][189].

Presidents alone can not reschedule it Edit

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See main article: Presidents alone can not reschedule marijuana.

Neither the president nor the Attorney General can reschedule marijuana by themselves. [190] [191][192]. The two of them together also can not do so. See Wikipedia: Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. See "Process" section.

Since HHS (Health and Human Services) and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) have again declined to reschedule or deschedule cannabis, then only Congress can do so. But Congress removed help for veterans: Republicans in Congress Won’t Let Veterans Access Medical Marijuana After All. [193][194]. And Congressional Republican committee leaders refuse hearings on CARERS bill to reschedule cannabis. See: Medical Marijuana Advocates Rally to Loosen Restrictions. By Alicia Ault. 23 Mar 2016. Medscape.

• Wikipedia: Drug Enforcement Administration. See "Criticism" section.
• DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation From Website After Months of Pressure. By Steve Elliott. Feb 13, 2017.
• DEA Pulls Back From Calling Marijuana One Of The 'Most Dangerous Drugs'. By Cody Fenwick. August 16, 2016. Patch Media
• The Science behind the DEA's Long War on Marijuana. 19 April 2016. Scientific American. Unless Congress acts, the DEA has final say on rescheduling or descheduling marijuana.
• Pot Matters: For Legalization, Set Your Sights on the Senate. 23 Mar 2016. By Jon Gettman. "it will be helpful, and indeed crucial, for advancing legalization for Democrats to take control of the Senate." Maybe in 2018?
• FDA Weighs in on Rescheduling Cannabis. By Ben Adlin. 28 Dec 2015. Leafly.

USA. Republican-led war on cannabis Edit

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See: Republican-led drug war. And: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate.

The Cannabis War is over and the U.S. Republican Party has lost. They may not know it yet, so keep marching, lobbying, and voting! Please register and vote! See: Reagan's War on Cannabis. And: Drug war, control, and Republican-led income inequality. And: Alternatives to Republican-led mass incarceration.

Virginia Senate Republicans kill bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Jan. 29, 2018. And: Maine's Republican governor vetoes voter-approved bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. [195] Nov. 3, 2017. And: New Mexico's Republican governor vetoes a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana for opioid addiction. April 7, 2017. And: New Mexico's Republican governor vetoes the 911 Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Bill. April 7, 2017. And: Idaho's Republican governor vetoes a broadly-supported asset forfeiture reform bill. April 7, 2017.
Jeff Sessions once wanted to execute pot dealers. Jan. 29, 2017.

Jeff Sessions running after cannabis users:

Drug war, mass incarceration, control Edit

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See: Drug war, control, and Republican-led income inequality. And: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate. And: Drug War, mandatory minimum sentencing, handguns. And: US incarceration peaked in 2008. And: Number of marijuana prisoners in the USA. And: List of countries and U.S. states by incarceration rate. See articles: Cannabis prisoners and Drug war cost charts, infographics..

The majority of people incarcerated in prisons and jails in the USA are in due to drug-related offenses, crimes to get money for drugs, or drug-related parole or probation violations. Wikipedia: Drug-related crime. The number of inmates in the USA has increased almost 5 times over since 1980. The USA has the highest incarceration rate of any nation b c (except for the tiny country of the Seychelles). Compare incarceration rates worldwide. The cost of the U.S. drug war is at least 1.5 trillion dollars. Cannabis is safer! Share link.

Jail, jail deaths (2), jail healthcare, and bail. A Lot Of People Are Dying At This Understaffed Texas Jail. And: How the Money Bail System Perpetuates America’s Mass Incarceration Problem. 2.3. Dumbass Republican lock-em-up types can't do math. Jail costs a lot more than unpaid fines. Use community service instead, and save tax money on jail and janitorial work. And: Justice Department blasts ‘unconstitutional’ fixed bail schedules. Many innocent people in jail. And: Many marijuana users in jail without bail money. And: Senator Kamela Harris push for bail reform.

The mentally ill. Rundle Won't Charge Prison Guards Who Allegedly Boiled Schizophrenic Black Man to Death for 2 Hours in Shower. Death Ruled An Accident. Documents Show They Omitted Key Details. Florida inmate in for cocaine possession. 2.3.4.5.. Due to lack of single-payer universal healthcare the mentally ill end up incarcerated and untreated. Prison costs far more than caring for them to begin with. For their non-violent offenses three-quarters of Americans favor ‘rehabilitation’ over jail time, survey finds. Poor health care in general in prisons and jails. Inmates Pay A Small Fortune To See A Doctor. 2.3.

Felon disenfranchisement & gerrymandering Edit

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Federal judge: Florida’s felon voting restoration flawed. And: Floridians will vote this fall (2018) on restoring voting rights to 1.5 million felons.
27 percent of all the disfranchised felons in the U.S. live in Florida.

Republican-led big spending on drug war Edit

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Trillion-dollar Cost of Republican-led U.S. drug war. And: Its racist application. [196][197].

GOP-led spending on endless ground wars Edit

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"$5.6 trillion" for endless Mideast wars that started with Bush and CIA WMD lies about Iraq. [198][199]. Interstate Highway System cost $526 billion in 2016 dollars. And: Landing a human on the moon cost $206 billion in 2016 dollars. And: Military veterans defy Jeff Sessions, fight for medical marijuana to kick opioid addiction. Of all the veterans returning from the Middle East, about 60 percent experience chronic pain.

U.S. Republican Party: Greed, Ground Wars, Drug Wars, and Mass Incarceration.

U.S. infrastructure badly needs this money Edit

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• America's infrastructure is falling apart — here's a look at how bad things have gotten By Cadie Thompson. Feb. 12, 2018. Business Insider.
• More than 50,000 American bridges are falling apart. Jan. 29, 2018, by Conor Ferguson. NBC News.

U.S. household debt at all time high Edit

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• Wikipedia: Household debt

U.S. household debt at all time high. Chart below from page 3 of PDF.
2003 to 2017 (4th quarter). Total Household Debt by Type:

Black upward-pointing line is student debt. Cumulative percent increase over time:

U.S. middle class wealth has collapsed Edit

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• Income Inequality Is At The Highest Level In American History. By Bryce Covert. July 1, 2016. ThinkProgress. "Incomes for the 99 percent have only recovered about 60 percent of what they lost. But the rich are doing great. ... They captured more than half of all the income growth in the country."

Canadian middle class has surpassed USA Edit

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Median wealth per adult in US dollars Country 2017 Switzerland 229,059 Australia 195,417 Luxembourg 167,664 Belgium 161,589 New Zealand 147,593 Norway 130,543 Italy 124,636 Japan 123,724 France 119,720 Singapore 108,850 United Kingdom 102,641 Netherlands 94,373 Canada 91,058 Taiwan 87,257 Denmark 87,231 Ireland 84,592 Israel 78,244 Qatar 71,118 Malta 67,980 Korea 67,934 Spain 63,369 Finland 57,850 Austria 57,534 United States 55,876 Greece 54,665 Germany 47,091 Hong Kong 46,079 Sweden 45,235 Slovenia 42,195 Portugal 38,242 Kuwait 37,788 Hungary 30,111 Estonia 27,522 Seychelles 26,064 Libya 24,510 Czech Republic 23,083 Mauritius 23,035 Cyprus 20,902 Slovakia 20,717 Uruguay 20,376 Chile 20,141 United Arab Emirates 19,712 Croatia 18,058 Lithuania 17,931 Latvia 17,828 Montenegro 13,981 Costa Rica 13,370 Bulgaria 11,782 Saudi Arabia 11,555 Oman 10,461

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Canada passes US in median income and wealth.
The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest. [200].
Median after-tax income in Canada is higher than in the USA. By David Leonhardt and Kevin Quealy. April 22, 2014. New York Times. Why? One reason is that Canadians pay so much less for far better healthcare.
Also, Canada has a higher minimum wage than the USA.

Many nations surpassed US middle class Edit

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US middle-class wealth has collapsed. [201].
See median wealth chart to the right. Median wealth is exactly in the middle. 50% of adults have more, and 50% of adults have less. Wealth is all assets (money, stocks, property, etc.) minus all debts.

Tables - Credit Suisse. Scroll down to XLS links. Download the Complete Wealth per Adult Data by Country for 2016 and 2017 (XLS). This was used to create the table to the right. This is only part of the table. See also: Commons:Convert tables and charts to wiki code or image files. Note that USA is number 24 in median wealth per adult in the table to the right. Canada is number 13.

USA. Richest 10% Own 84% of All Stocks Edit

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• The Richest 10% of Americans Now Own 84% of All Stocks. Dec. 19, 2017. Time (magazine). "The top 10% of American households, as defined by total wealth, now own 84% of all stocks in 2016, according to a recent paper by NYU economist Edward N. Wolff."
• Oxfam: 42 Billionaires Hold As Much Wealth As World’s Poorest 3.7 Billion. By Mary Papenfuss. Jan. 22, 2108. HuffPost.

Republicans refuse to raise minimum wage Edit

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Democrats, following Bernie Sanders lead, propose bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2024. Republicans oppose raising federal minimum wage. May 26, 2017. [202] [203].

Republicans in several states are lowering the minimum wage — yes, you read that right. By Matthew Sheffield. July 9, 2017. Salon. And: Missouri's Republican governor signs state law lowering St. Louis minimum wage. [204]. July 3, 2017. And: Iowa's Republican governor signs law overturning local minimum wage increases. March 30, 2017.

Chart below is from a Washington Post article on Dec. 29, 2017:
"The U.S. has one of the stingiest minimum wage policies of any wealthy nation."

Green love Edit

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2018 Global Marijuana March and 420 events

The Global Marijuana March is the first Saturday in May. The first Saturday in May is also World Naked Gardening Day. Your marijuana garden needs love too . (see Google search for it). But, be safe!

• Abortion Rates Dropped Sharply. What Caused It?
• Free birth control under ObamaCare.

Colorado’s Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success. Free birth control.

Republicans think they can spend an infinite amount of money (many trillions of dollars) on private-health-insurance-company-based healthcare, and have an infinite number of babies, to feed their appetite for endless ground wars, and for more inmates for more prisons for more drug war.

Wikipedia: Population milestone babies.

As with cannabis legalization Colorado led the way.. More info. 2.3..

Canada has universal healthcare Edit

Canada has single payer healthcare Edit

Canadian healthcare costs much less Edit

Half the cost of Obama-Trumpcare Edit

USA could save $1.6 trillion YEARLY Edit

Canada has better health outcomes Edit

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See: Canadian single-payer universal healthcare versus US healthcare. And: End drug war with universal healthcare. And: Canadian single-payer healthcare and Portuguese drug decriminalization.

Average per capita (per person) healthcare cost in chart below includes all costs public and private. See Wikipedia: List of countries by total health expenditure per capita.

USA spent $3.2 trillion on healthcare in 2016. (2.3.4.). Canada spent half as much per person, and got better outcomes. 59% of Americans support a "national Medicare-for-all plan." (2.3.4.)
Country	Life expectancy. 2015	Under-5 mortality rate per 1000 live births. 2016.	Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births. 2015	Healthcare cost per person. (2). US dollars PPP	Murder rate per 100,000. 2016
Canada	82.2 years. (2)	4.9	7.3	$4,753 in 2016	1.7
USA	79.3 years. (2)	6.5	26.4	$9,892 in 2016	5.3
Charts. Murder rate in Canada is lower due to far less handgun ownership. Why does National Public Radio, like most media, censor most of these international comparisons? Videos. Republican myths about Canadian healthcare: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65. Nations with better and healthier quality of life: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Canadian Single Payer: Show health card, get health care paid for by taxes. No deductibles on basic Canadian health care, and co-pays are extremely low or non-existent. And: No bankruptcies and personal medical debt in single-payer countries.

The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest. Median after-tax income in Canada is higher than in the USA. [205]. One reason why is that Canadians pay so much less for far better healthcare. So they have more money in their pocket after paying for healthcare taxes and premiums.

Per capita (per person) healthcare costs by country in chart below: [206].

US healthcare spending per person is more than double the average of other developed countries.

This massive wasteful healthcare spending in the USA (compared to other rich nations) accelerated in 1980 (see chart below). How? It happened because non-profit health insurance was taken over by for-profit health insurance companies. They get a cut of all wasteful healthcare spending. The more wasteful, the more profits. Such as exorbitant drug pricing, expensive medical devices, overuse of emergency rooms. It is similar to how for-profit prison companies have an incentive to fill more beds, rather than rehabilitate prisoners.

Non-profit health insurance, and single payer healthcare, do not have these perverse incentives. So they tend to use more early preventive care that requires far fewer expensive drugs, devices, and visits to the emergency room and urgent care. Healthcare, like roads, should be publicly financed, and privately built. Private health insurance, like private toll road companies, are a kind of middleman mafia that skims profits, and shuffles papers, but don't actually do any real work.

Chart below shows the percentage of the GDP (national economy) spent on all healthcare costs (public and private) by year for some countries. Note that around 1980 US healthcare costs skyrocketed compared to other rich countries (all of which have universal healthcare, unlike the USA).

Source for above chart: Are any conservatives in the US for a single payer and a universal health care system, or can they not coexist? Chart is from comment around March 11, 2017 by Dan Munro, "author of Casino Healthcare, and Forbes contributor".

Each 10 million US uninsured equals Edit

10,000 more deaths yearly. Also: Edit

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Bernie Sanders' projection of 'thousands' of deaths from lost health coverage is well-supported. By Louis Jacobson. June 27, 2017. Politifact. See article sidebar for many sources. [207][208][209][210][211].

10,000 die waiting for disability yearly Edit

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10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision in the past year. Will he be next? By Terrence McCoy. Nov. 20, 2017. Washington Post. "10,000 people died in the past year while stuck in a backlog of judges’ disability cases. ... they can’t work while they wait if they want to be approved."

With Single-Payer Universal Healthcare people get healthcare no matter how much they work or not. And it doesn't matter if they lose their job, or change employers. People don't have to show they are totally disabled to get adequate healthcare. People can try to work now and then as much as their disability allows them, and not lose their healthcare. And they get drug treatment on demand if their pill use gets out of hand.

Portugal has universal healthcare Edit

Portugal decriminalized all drugs Edit

Portugal has drug treatment for all Edit

See: Canadian single-payer healthcare and Portuguese drug decriminalization. And: End drug war with universal healthcare. And: Canadian healthcare versus US healthcare.

Portugal's drug decriminalization. 2.3.4.5. It is based on single-payer, universal healthcare. 2. Data Shows More U.S. Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Drug Problems. And: 39% of U.S. Prisoners Should Not Be in Prison.

In Portugal few die of overdoses Edit

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• City of Vancouver calls for decriminalization of drug possession. "The city says drastic action is needed as its overdose death total continues to climb". CBC News. Mar 09, 2018. [212].
• Norway to decriminalize all drugs, likely following Portugal's model. Dec. 19, 2017.

Portugal decriminalized possession of all drugs in 2001. Like Canada it has universal healthcare. See: Portugal. Cannabis-related links. See: Wikipedia: Drug policy of Portugal and Wikipedia: Health in Portugal. Nearly all of the European Union (EU) has universal healthcare. [213][214]. See: List of countries with universal health care.

Portugal decriminalised drugs 14 years ago – and now hardly anyone dies from overdosing. 2015 article by Chris Ingraham. Chart below is from the article. As is the quote below:

"The country has 3 overdose deaths per million citizens, compared to the EU average of 17.3."

In 2014 the USA had 147 overdose deaths per million people. [215] [216] [217] [218]

In 2016 the USA had 185 overdose deaths per million people. <~~ See chart in article, and a similar chart below.

• Overdose stats for the rest of the world.
• Wikipedia charts: Drug-related death statistics. See the upload page.

US charts:

• Overdose Death Rates. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Charts.
• These Are the Drugs That Cause the Most Overdose Deaths. Chart.
• Our nation’s drug overdose problem, in five bleak charts.
• How the opioid epidemic became America’s worst drug crisis ever, in 15 maps and charts.

Ibogaine cure:

• Wikipedia: Ibogaine.
• Facebook: Ibogaine Universe!!!!
• Ibogaine is a healer.

Remove Republicans in 2018 vote Edit

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Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage.

See also: Republican-led Drug War. And: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate. And: Alternatives to Republican-led mass incarceration. And: Cost of Republican-led U.S. drug war. And: Reagan's war on cannabis.And: Drug war, control, and Republican-led income inequality.

• CNN Poll: Trump approval slides to 35%, matches lowest point of presidency. Feb. 26, 2018.
• Trump approval rating hits new low (35%) in CNN poll. 32% in Associated Press–NORC poll. Lowest in history for a first-year President. Dec. 19, 2017 article.

When Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their Families. April 19, 2017. NPR.

Chart below from: A Tax Plan to Turbocharge Inequality, in 3 Charts. Dec. 17, 2017. New York Times.

Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage.
Republican tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, Congressional Budget Office finds.	"By 2019, Americans earning less than $30,000 a year would be worse off under the Senate bill, CBO found. By 2021, Americans earning $40,000 or less would be net losers, and by 2027, most people earning less than $75,000 a year would be worse off. On the flip side, millionaires and those earning $100,000 to $500,000 would be big beneficiaries".
2 polls: Only 29% of Americans approve of Republican tax plan. 2.

A or F? How Congress scores on marijuana. 2. By Danielle Keane, NORML political director. 2016. "Of the 233 Democrats in Congress, 208 members (89.3 percent) received a passing grade of a 'C' or higher. Of the 302 Republicans in Congress, 102 members (33.8 percent) received a passing grade of a 'C' or higher." For your state see: Congressional Scorecard. NORML. Grading was based upon members' voting records.

Independents greatly outnumber Democrats or Republicans in the USA. If anti-cannabis Republicans are to be voted out of power, then all Democrat primaries need to be opened to independents. See Wikipedia: Open primaries in the United States. And: Wikipedia: Blanket primary. And: Wikipedia: Nonpartisan blanket primary.

Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2018 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage.

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