Seattle Times, 06 Jan 2013 – In the midst of fierce winter storms, dire budget crises and a tragedy as deep and disturbing as Newtown, it’s possible to discern at least one glimmer of positive news. It’s a new openness to drug-law reform. No, the United States isn’t quite ready to abandon its concerted "war on drugs." It’s "as vicious as ever," notes Tony Newman of the Drug Policy Alliance. More than 750,000 people a year are arrested for marijuana possession. More than 500,000 are behind bars for some type of drug-law violation. No other nation even begins to equal these figures. The cumulative negative impact on human lives is nothing less than breathtaking.
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