President Richard Nixon, two years after starting the war on drugs, admitted in a secret recording that marijuana was “not particularly dangerous.” This revelation suggests that the criminalization of marijuana was politically motivated. New York Times reporter Ernesto Londoño, who covers drug use and counternarcotics policy, highlights the implications of Nixon’s admission in the context of drug policy.
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Man arrested on DC Metrobus for fare evasion found carrying loaded shotgun: police
A man named Gerald Evans was arrested in Washington, D.C., for boarding a Metrobus without paying the fare and was found to be carrying a loaded shotgun. Evans, aged 30, was confronted by officers after evading fare on an X2 route bus and was charged with multiple offenses including possession of a prohibited weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon. The gun in his possession was reported stolen and Evans also had an open felony warrant...
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