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Richard Branson on C10 drug laws: “It’s just not the answer”
Canada.comOver the past year and a half, Sir Richard Branson has done a lot (Virgin Galactic, for instance), but he’s also done a lot of work with an international group reviewing drug laws. After...
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Advocates Call For End To War On Drugs
Ellen Ratner “Pot is the new gay.” That, according to the Drug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann, who first made the statement during a notable recent appearance on HBO’s The Bill Maher show. Nadelmann...
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Richard Branson: America Needs to Open Up the Debate on Decriminalization
Richard BransonIn a debate sponsored by Google + and Intelligence Squared last week, I supported the motion that "it is time to end the war on drugs." I continued the discussion in Washington D.C. at...
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Virgin's Branson turns from adventuring to drug-war critic
ReutersVirgin Group founder Richard Branson, involved in ventures that have included attempting to circle the globe in a balloon and selling space travel to the affluent, says people should to have the...
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Drug war drives HIV transmission
Richard Branson In a striking report this month, the Global Commission on Drug Policy showed that the continued criminalization of drug use drives the spread of HIV. People have long known that drug...
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Richard Branson calls U.S. Drug Policy "Racist"
American drugs policy is a “war on black people” and results in the jailing of too many African Americans, billionaire entrepreneur and drugs law campaigner Sir Richard Branson said Wednesday....
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Cannabis taxation: a win-win all round, Richard Branson tells British MPs
The market for cannabis in Britain should be regulated and taxed, and responsibility for drug policy moved from the Home Office to the health department, Sir Richard Branson has told MPs. The Virgin...
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