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Why Does Soros Really Support Legalized Pot?

By Carl FranzenOct 26th 2010 – 5:35PM
Stan Honda, AFP / Getty Images

Stan Honda, AFP / Getty Images

(Oct. 26) -- Liberal investing giant George Soros already commanded quite a reputation, for good and for ill: "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" in the early 1990s was also a sworn enemy of George W. Bush and Fox News in the United States, and more recently, a generous donor to Media Matters and National Public Radio...

Mexican Ex-President's Drug Proposal Stirs Debate

By Emily SchmallAug 10th 2010 – 7:53PM
Guillermo Arias, AP

Guillermo Arias, AP

MEXICO CITY (Aug. 10) -- A former Mexican president's proposal to legalize drugs to reduce cartel-related violence is stoking an increasingly desperate policy debate within Mexico and in Washington. Writing on his blog Sunday, Vicente Fox, who was president from 2000 to 2006, criticized the current administration's...

Background on drug legalization

Drug liberalization is the process of eliminating or reducing drug prohibition laws. Variations of drug liberalization (also spelled liberalisation) include drug relegalization, drug legalization, and drug decriminalization

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