Justice Policy, Author at Independence Institute

Listen! Constitution Posts in Audio Format, read by Rob Natelson 0
- Constitution
- August 21, 2023
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Notice to Readers from Rob Natelson 0
- Constitution, CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court
- February 10, 2022
Salon.com issued a defamatory article it has refused to correct.
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Cigarette smuggling to rocket with tobacco tax hike 0
- Fiscal, FISCAL - Opinion Editorials, Justice, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Overcriminalization
- August 25, 2016
Research shows high excise taxes invite scofflaws to traffic in illicit cigarettes, encourage corruption among public officials and trigger violence against people, property and police.
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HB 1283: Prescription drug monitoring bill does more harm than good 0
- JUSTICE - Drug Policy, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Publications
- March 19, 2014
by Ari Armstrong Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem, sometimes a fatal one. But the answer is not for the government to monitor and harass people who suffer from devastating pain — and make it harder for them to manage their pain — in a misguided attempt to save drug abusers from themselves. Unfortunately,
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Don’t let Clements tragedy derail Colorado’s criminal justice reform efforts 0
- JUSTICE - Blog, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Prison Spending and Sentencing
- April 10, 2013
Let’s not allow a tragedy to undo years of careful work toward sound policy reforms.
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Legislature Has the Chance to Set a Standard on 64 0
- JUSTICE - Drug Policy, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials, JUSTICE - Publications
- December 26, 2012
by Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy Last month Colorado voters resoundingly passed Amendment 64 into the state constitution, legalizing both recreational marijuana and industrial hemp. So far, realizing the will of the voters is on track, but implementation risks threaten to undermine the intentions behind Amendment 64. Policy makers are contending with thriving black markets
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