Category Archives: Alt/Indie News

Trump’s Afghanistan Bombing Campaign is Just More Drug War Theater

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“The first bombs to fall on Musa Qala didn’t fall on a ‘Taliban narcotics production facility.’ They fell on Hajii Habibullah’s house, killing him, his wife, his seven-year-old daughter, four sons aged between three and eight, as well as a visiting adult daughter and her year-old daughter. Only the son-in-law sleeping in a guest house on the property survived.”

Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/feb/10/trumps_afghanistan_taliban

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In Trump and Sessions’ Drug War, It’s Bad Cop/Bad Cop

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“Sessions also reiterated his opposition to state-legal marijuana, resorting to the discredited ‘gateway theory’ to try to blame marijuana for the opioid epidemic.”

Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/feb/08/trump_sessions_more_drug_war

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Trump’s Drug Budget Doubles Down on the War on Drugs

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“Overall, an increase of $775 million for the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security for drug war efforts. The Trump budget does include $900 million in increased funding for the Department of Health and Human Services to address the opioid epidemic, and it claims it would allocate a total of $13 billion to ‘combat the opioid epidemic,’ but that figure mixes treatment, prevention and war on drugs funding.”

Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/feb/14/trumps_drug_budget_doubles_down

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Ron Paul: Mr. President, fire Jeff Sessions

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“Former Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind the Obama-era policy of non-interference in marijuana-friendly states.”

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Study finds medical cannabis is effective at reducing opioid addiction

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“A new study conducted by researchers at The University of New Mexico, involving medical cannabis and prescription opioid use among chronic pain patients, found a distinct connection between having the legal ability to use cannabis and significant reductions in opioid use.”

Read more: https://news.unm.edu/news/study-finds-medical-cannabis-is-effective-at-reducing-opioid-addiction

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How Medicaid Funds and Fuels the Opioid Epidemic

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“States with the largest expansion of Medicaid also saw the highest increase in opioid overdose deaths. Medicaid schemes pumped opioids into communities and got doctors and pill pushers rich in the process.”

Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/how-medicaid-funds-and-fuels-the-opioid-epidemic/

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Magic Mushrooms Fight Authoritarianism

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“Psychedelic drugs have been associated with anti-authoritarian counter-cultures since the 1960s, but a new study suggests using psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, actually makes people less likely to embrace authoritarian views, PsyPost reports.”

Read more: https://www.alternet.org/drugs/magic-mushrooms-fight-authoritarianism-psilocybin-psychedelics

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Study Reveals Mushrooms Cure Depression By Not Being Anti-Depressants

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“The study clearly shows that increased emotional receptivity alleviates depression—almost the exact opposite of how SSRI antidepressants operate.”

Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/new-study-reveals-mushrooms-cure-depression-exact-opposite-anti-depressants/

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Guilt by Musical Association

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“Local, state, and federal agencies have a long history of targeting, harassing, and entrapping fans of untraditional music. Because so many innocuous activities have become criminalized in recent decades, it has never been easier for the feds to tar any group they please.”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/guilt-musical-association/

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How Musicians Smashed Racial Barriers

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“It wasn’t politicians who introduced change and progress—it was actually musicians. Innovative musicians preceding the civil rights movement set the tone for how we now connect with individuals who look different from us. After all, the only thing that matters to music lovers is how the music makes you feel.”

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