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Denver Public Radio Commentator: The War On Drugs Has Failed

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 7, 2009 Culture, News

KUNC

A commentator on Denver public radio has called the War on Drugs a failure, and has endorsed the legalization of marijuana.

“As a nation we have been waging a war of attrition against ourselves in which the winner is none other than narco-traffickers south of the border,” said KUNC commentator Dr. Pius Kamau. “We have fought a valiant but losing war on drugs.”

“We must be cognizant of the fact that the cost of incarcerating 2 million Americans for drug offenses is bankrupting this nation,” Dr. Kamau said. “And experience has shown that the best way to deal with those addicted to drugs is not prison. It is therapy.”

Medical Marijuana Advertising Gives Colorado Media Boost

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 2, 2009 Culture, Dispensaries, Medical

Monroe Co., FL Sheriff’s Dept

Marijuana still equals money — but now nobody has to get arrested.

With a recent softening in attitudes toward medicinal use of the herb, along with a more pot-tolerant administration, Colorado’s medical marijuana industry is going into high gear — and the increased profile of dispensaries has made them among the biggest newspaper advertisers, according to public radio station KUNC.

With more than 14,000 patients statewide approved to use medical pot — more than a 70 percent jump since last year — the dispensaries have a bigger customer base. And, according to Sensible Colorado member Brian Vicente, the pot outlets have money to spend.