“The regulated sales will face competition from a black market which is thriving. The legal cannabis is expected to be more expensive and less available because of strict regulations, due to which buyers would have no reason to switch to the former from illegal pot.”
Tag Archives: Perverse Incentives
Four Arizona cops awarded paid vacation after beating unarmed man unconscious
“Newly released footage from Arizona appears to show another example of police using undue force on an unarmed citizen.”
ECB Admits It Slashed Purchases Of Italian Debt During Latest Political Crisis
“Some wondered if Mario Draghi wasn’t allowing Italian bonds to tumble without ECB intervention, simply to ‘pressure’ the domestic political process against the formation of a populist, Euroskeptic cabinet.”
Police officer fired for hitting fleeing suspect with car hired by neighboring county
“The Georgia police officer who was fired for hitting a fleeing suspect with his cop car on Saturday was out of work for just two days.”
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-officer-fired-hitting-fleeing-suspect-car-hired/story?id=55652553
Officer looking for work in another jurisdiction after running down fleeing suspect
“An investigation showed he intentionally ran down and hit a fleeing suspect with his police cruiser.”
The Rise of Mass Knife Attacks Around The World
“Mass knife attacks have become so common over the years that a Chinese police department recently released a video to teach citizens how to defend themselves.”
Read more: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/mass-knife-attacks-guns/
Missouri Cops Ignore State Law, Divert School Funding To Themselves
“Police, with the help of the Trump Justice Department, are doing an end run around the state law requiring that money seized by state law enforcement agencies goes solely to the state’s schools.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/may/23/missouri_cops_diverting_school_funds
Europe ensures second-class experience for Web users as GDPR takes effect
“A handful of websites, including those of major news providers, went down in the EU. While it’s unclear how vigorously regulators will enforce the rules, the shutdowns show that many would rather go dark than take the risk.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/25/17393894/gdpr-news-websites-down-europe
Your Tax Dollars Bankroll Afghan Child-Molesters
“Doctors, teachers, and social workers can be jailed for failing to report child abuse here at home. But, 6,000 miles away, U.S. troops risk their career for protesting pederasty.”
Read more: https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/your-tax-dollars-bankroll-afghan-child-molesters/
US threatens Europe with sanctions for doing business with Iran
“Trump’s decision to scrap the nuclear deal was sharply criticised by European leaders, who have pledged to uphold their side of the agreement.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/13/us-sanctions-european-countries-iran-deal-donald-trump