Carl Hart: Drugs don’t turn people into criminals
The "High Price" author argues drugs have become an easy scapegoat for deeper problems related to poverty and race
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 19Business AlterNet, Carl Hart, High Price
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Greek yogurt, toxic waste hazard?
Its production creates millions of gallons of acid whey, leaving the food industry scrambling for means of disposal
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 53Business Health, Greek Yogurt, Acid Whey
Silicon Valley is full of stoners
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Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:13 PM UTC 11Technology technology, Silicon Valley
Colorado may allow tourists to get high
The state task force wants visitors to be able to use legal pot
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 1:38 PM UTCLife AlterNet, marijuana, Pot
Are we on the verge of an American hemp renaissance?
Advocates for hemp legalization are gaining momentum, with Kentucky lawmakers making the biggest push
Monday, Jan 14, 2013 9:53 PM UTCLife AlterNet, Hemp, marijuana, Kentucky
Carding for Sudafed can’t solve America’s meth problem
Mexican traffickers and American manufacturers have figured out how to meet lingering demand in the U.S.
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Mexican Drug War victims: US is responsible
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Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 1:34 PM UTC 11Politics Mexican Drug War, AlterNet
Study: Marijuana prevents spread of cancer
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Sunday, Sep 23, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 31Life Biology, marijuana, AlterNet
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A U.S. district judge exposes the NYPD's harassment strategy as racist, unconstitutional
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