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How to [more successfully] reduce drug offender recidivism

Posted by Colin McDowell on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, In : Legalize It

Before we get into HOW... let's view some of the interesting statistics, regarding WHAT/WHY, floating around the interweb:

According to NASBO, aggregate state spending reached US$52.3b in fiscal 2009. (Pg. 54 - http://nasbo.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=w7RqO74llEw%3D&tabid=79)

It costs an average of US$78.95 (based on 2009 statistics) per day to keep a prisoner locked up. (One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections).

In 2010, the prison population was tallied at 1,404,403. (http://www...
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What Our Freedoms Have Done to "u.s."

Posted by Colin McDowell on Friday, February 26, 2010, In : Legalize It

Since it rarely goes said in the selfish mindsets of many who claim to be sharing and caring, our freedoms of speech, lawsuits, and voting have given us an ultimate sense of independency. This is just an observation that has been circulating in my mind for the past couple of days. As I listen to radio stations like NPR, or watch television broadcasts on CNN, or even listen to citizens of our America complain in the Express Lane (12 items or fewer) of Farm Fresh, I notice that it is general...
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Political Deadlock, or Political Progress?

Posted by Colin McDowell on Thursday, January 28, 2010, In : Legalize It

I'm sure you have heard some political jargon this week regarding Democrats, Republicans, and the first State of the Union address of 2010. Well if you didn't quite understand what the underlying messages were, or what the goals of each party are, I am here to help clarify (well at least try to):

Left Wing:

So Barack Obama and his Jackasses were elected amidst strife and economic digression (recession), something we all knew, but something Obama had to reiterate throughout the week (in case ...
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High 5's 4 20 10

Posted by Colin McDowell on Friday, December 18, 2009, In : Legalize It

(The Governator)

The verdict is out, voting for the legalization of marijuana will now be on the campaign ballot in November, 2010. A dramatically huge stepping stone for the pot smoking community. We are finally getting some justice... the movement, as expected, started in the west with Proposition 215 (Compassionate Use Act of 1996), decriminalization laws, NORML, Oaksterdam, etc., and is going to peak in the west. This peak will send a shockwave eastbound (can't wait for that day) and ev...
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How to [more successfully] reduce drug offender recidivism

What Our Freedoms Have Done to "u.s."

Political Deadlock, or Political Progress?

High 5's 4 20 10