Marijuana has been legal in Oregon since Now, thanks to Measure , millions of dollars in tax revenue will go toward addiction treatment facilities and a state-supervised fund that will pay for drug programs, treatment and housing. For people caught with large quantities of substances, the penalty has been reduced from a felony charge to a misdemeanor. Measure addresses racial inequities in the legal system, Frederique said, because drug charges disproportionately target people of color.
Today some 3 million people in Bolivia use coca leaf. Legal cocaine markets in other countries might expand on these Latin American models. But in addition to the nature of regulation and sales, we need to consider potential limits on grams purchased per person—and which forms of cocaine might be permitted. For 3, years , Andean communities in South America have chewed coca leaves to combat altitude sickness. The buzz is about as mild as coffee and may even have some health benefits.
Coca leaves prepared as a tea. Via Flickr. Then, of course, you have powdered salt forms of cocaine, which are typically insufflated, or snorted. The results are more immediate, with a stronger kick. Because cocaine salt is water-soluble, it can also be injected. Finally, cocaine in freebase form has a lower boiling point, so it can be vaporized and smoked, giving the drug a powerful rush. Freebase cocaine has a shorter duration, but the high is more intense , lending to greater patterns of problematic use than snorted cocaine or coca tea.
So clearly not all forms of cocaine are created equal. Should some be allowed while others are banned? He suggests cocaine gums, lozenges and energy drinks — even snus -like packets that are placed in the upper lip, simply replacing tobacco with coca leaves. Some people are always going to want cocaine powder. It instead will create a bipartisan commission of lawmakers and citizens to develop a redistricting plan that the Legislature could approve or reject, but not change.
Virginia is the sixth state in the past two general election cycles to pass measures intended to prevent gerrymandering — a process in which politicians draw voting districts to benefit themselves or their political parties. Voters in Missouri, which passed a redistricting reform measure in , voted Tuesday on whether to roll back key parts of it before it can be used next year. The Missouri measure, which remained undecided in a close vote, would repeal a nationally unique model using a nonpartisan demographer to draw state House and Senate districts to achieve "partisan fairness" and "competitiveness.
In Mississippi, voters approved a proposal for a new state flag with a magnolia design. The vote came after legislators in June ended the use of a flag bearing a Confederate battle emblem. In Rhode Island, whose official name is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," residents in a close vote were deciding whether to eliminate the final three words, which some say evoke a legacy of slavery.
Tax proposals were on the ballot in more than a dozen states. Tobacco tax hikes passed in Colorado and Oregon. Colorado voters also approved a slight income tax cut. Proposals to charge higher income taxes on the wealthy were trailing in Illinois but leading in Arizona, where the new revenue would fund pay raises for teachers and other school personnel. A California property tax increase on businesses remained close.
Mexico Drug War Fast Facts. Mexico is a major transit point for cocaine en route to the United States, and trafficking gangs have grown in size and power thanks to the vast profits of the trade. According to a US Congressional Research Service report, "many sources indicate" that about , intentional homicides in Mexico since were linked to organized crime.
In , Mexico recorded 33, homicides, the highest number since the country began keeping records. MUCD wants the government to reform drug policy as a way of improving public security and has also campaigned for changes to legislation on marijuana.
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