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...impact of legalization that might be undesirable is an increase in marijuana use, but the magnitude of this increase is likely to be modest. The repeal of alcohol prohibition in the U.S. produced about a 20 percent increase in use, while Portugal’s 2001 de facto legalization of marijuana did not cause any measurable increase; indeed, use was lower afterward. Across countries, use rates for marijuana show little connection to the strictness of the prohibition regime. The Netherlands has virtual legalization, for example, yet use rates do not greatly differ from those in the United States...
...breeze prevented the Crimson from using its favorite tactics, turning the contest into de facto independent fleet racing, a set up for which Harvard was not nearly as prepared...
...superficial judgments will only perpetuate the racial tension so deeply entwined with the issue of immigration in the U.S. In a border state such as Arizona, it is unfortunate that this new piece of ill-advised legislation will likely reinforce existing stereotypes and legitimize to some degree the de facto racial profiling that already troubles the region...
...meant to fight corruption since the country’s inception, but in the words of Kennedy School professor Lant Pritchett, “the de jure process no longer has any real claim on the behavior of the agents of the state, who are following a different de facto set of procedures” that have basically institutionalized corruption. Even new elected officials or new laws will not change the expectation that a bribe needs to be paid to get something done...
...region. The only "government" the tribal people of these forests are acquainted with is provided by a fearsome band of insurgents: "Janatana Sarkar," the people's government run by the guerrillas of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoists), for whom most of the forest is a de facto military headquarters. (See how India is stepping up its fight against the Maoists...