Julian Buchanan

LEAP | Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

julianbuchanan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:22:43 +0000

Via Scoop.it – Drugs, Society and Human Rights

The mission of LEAP is to reduce the multitude of unintended harmful consequences resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death, disease, crime, and addiction by ending drug prohibition.
Via www.leap.cc

Daily Mail Demolition ‘Killed by Cannabis’ story -the truth is told

julianbuchanan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:09:57 +0000

Via Scoop.it – Drugs, Society and Human Rights

Last month I ran the first Daily Mail demolition, a detailed research based smackdown of every fraudulent claim in the Daily Mail’s piece Just one cannabis joint can bring on schizophrenia (which has now mysteriously been retitled Just ONE cannabis…
Via neurobonkers.com

BBC News Magazine: 100 years of the war on drugs

julianbuchanan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:50 +0000

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The first international drug treaty was signed a century ago this week. So has anything really changed in the war on drugs?
Via www.bbc.co.uk

VIDEO 1hr 20mins – Recorded UK Select Committee Mtg Reviewing Drug Policy

julianbuchanan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:42:08 +0000

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0-50mins Sir Richard Branson Global Commission on Drugs and Ruth Dreifus ex Swiss Prime Minister argue that the war on drugs has failed. At 51mins in Dame Ruth Runciman and Roger Howard from the UK Drugs Policy Commission argue against polarised debate. Well worth watching – shows how difficult it is to achieve open debate and free thinking. Key underlying themes stifling debate: – Ultimately abstinence must be achieved, people must be deterred from taking illicit drugs, and anything other than prohibition sends the ‘wrong’ message. [NB Ends 1hr. 21min when Cressida Dick, arrives and talks about terrorism]
Via news.bbc.co.uk

Boy dies falling over while high on skunk dies and proves Richard Branson is wrong about drugs

julianbuchanan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:53:52 +0000

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David Norkett, 16, died from brain injuries six days after he staggered backwards and plunged down seven steps at a multi-storey car park in Reading, Berkshire.
Via www.dailymail.co.uk

BBC – Democracy Live – Select Committee

julianbuchanan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:44:14 +0000

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Sir Richard Branson and Ruth Dreifus argue that the war on drugs has failed.
Via news.bbc.co.uk

Should we legalise drugs to win the war? Danny Kushlick, Transform

julianbuchanan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:35:37 +0000

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Drug prohibition has been in place for over 100 years now – based on the simplistic concept that drugs are a threat therefore we must fight them.
Via www.mirror.co.uk

Scary cars and harm reduction

julianbuchanan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:18:01 +0000

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Remember the movie ‘Christine’?
That was one scary car! While cars don’t go around running people over on their own, without a doubt they are a dangerous piece of machinery …. and the link with drugs ….??
Via stonetreeaus.wordpress.com

‘Time to end the war on drugs’ proclaims Richard Branson on his Virgin Blog

julianbuchanan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:31:20 +0000

Via Scoop.it – Drugs, Society and Human Rights

Portugal’s 10 year experiment shows clearly that enough is enough. It is time to end the war on drugs worldwide. We must stop criminalising drug users. Health and treatment should be offered to drug users – not prison. Bad drugs policies affect literally hundreds of thousands of individuals and communities across the world. We need to provide medical help to those that have problematic use – not criminal retribution.
Via www.virgin.com

Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice in the USA -Why do they lock up so many?

julianbuchanan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:10:30 +0000

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Six million people are under correctional supervision in the U.S.—more than were in Stalin’s gulags. For American prisoners, huge numbers of whom are serving sentences much longer than those given for similar crimes anywhere else in the civilized world. Why?
Via www.newyorker.com