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Kentucky and Oklahoma Reject "Anti-Meth" Bills Banning Over-the-Counter Cold Medicine

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 24, 2012.

This week, prescription-only bills were killed in Oklahoma and withdrawn in Kentucky, and unhappy police and prosecutors are blaming the over-the-counter industry.

Reinstating The Federal Ban on Syringe Exchange Funding is Murderous

Laura Thomas, AlterNet. December 16, 2011.

This was a life or death decision, and the cry of 'blood on their hands' is appropriate, for both the Republicans who insisted on this and the Democrats who let it happen.

Why a Ban on Flavored Cigarettes and Outdoor Smoking Will Backfire

Tony Newman, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.

We should celebrate our success curbing cigarette smoking but let's not get carried away and think that criminalizing smoking is the answer.

Nicaragua's Total Abortion Ban

Lindsay Beyerstein, October 26, 2006.

Bill to punish abortions by up to 30 years in jail.

South Dakota's Abortion Ban Showdown

Rebecca Clarren, Ms. Magazine. October 20, 2006.

South Dakotans have come out in force against a draconian abortion ban. Can they stop it before it upends abortion rights throughout the nation?

Prohibition, 2012: Senate Passes Ban on Fake Pot, \'Bath Salts\', 2C-E in Amendment Added to FDA Safety and Innovation Act

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.

Risking Lives: In 2012 Spending Deal, House GOP Slaps Ban on Federally Funded Syringe Exchange Programs

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.