By: Douglas Quan theprovince.com A high-profile group of current and former U.S. law enforcement officials has sent a letter to the Harper government with a surprising message: Take it from us, the war on drugs has been a “costly failure.” The officials are urging the Canadian government to reconsider mandatory minimum sentences for “minor” marijuana offences under its “tough-on-crime bill” and said a better approach would be to legalize marijuana under a policy of taxation and regulation
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Voting can be a complicated business. In an attempt to ensure the elections go as planned, the Moscow Election Committee will hold a dry run prior to the upcoming polls. However, on the list of candidates you’ll find..
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Napoleon or Genghis Khan? Moscow voters face tricky decision
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Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky has suggested that candidates for the posts of Russian regional governors should be approved by the Federal Security Service (FSB), but not by the president. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Vladimir Putin said that Russia still hoped to become friends with the Georgian people and criticized the US authorities for rearming the current Georgian regime. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Putin warns US against rearming Georgia
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This winter’s demos across Russia showed that the opposition might lack a unified program, yet it does not lack creativity. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Russian human rights activists have slammed a suggestion from the Orthodox Church to introduce criminal liability for religious insult, following a provocative appearance by a feminist punk band in Moscow’s Christ the… Read Full Article at RT.com
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Independent presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov has announced the start of a project to create a new multimillion-member party. Most political heavyweights say the project will fail, just like Prokhorov’s attempt… Read Full Article at RT.com
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The recent appointment of Michael McFaul as US ambassador to Russia was seen by many as Washington showing favor toward the opposition. In a frank conversation with RT McFaul asserted that the US does not finance either…
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