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California’s Lt. Gov. comes out in favor of legalizing marijuana
In a New York Times feature published Thursday, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) came out in favor of fully legalizing marijuana and regulating the drug like alcohol, even though he opposed legalization in 2010. “It’s shocking, from my perspective, the number of people that we all know who are…
Oliver Stone: ‘This drug war is insane’
Filmmaker Oliver Stone has a new film coming out that encapsulates one of his closest-held political convictions, which he summarized during an appearance on Current TV this week with a single phrase. “This drug war is insane,” Stone explained. The film is called “Savages,” and depicts several young Americans going…
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