Talk:List of anti-cannabis organizations

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International[edit]

Someone put a US-centric box on top of the article, but the intent for the scope of the list has always been international. Anti-Narcotics Force, International Narcotics Control Board, and Main Directorate for Drugs Control are all non-US organizations. -- The Hammer of Thor (talk) 00:25, 18 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The intention might be international but the current scope is not,there is a massive US bias. Regarding the organisations you mention I would suggest removing those and renaming the article List of non-governmental anti-cannabis organizations. Otherwise we could end up with variations on National Anti-drugs Force for every country going, which is confusing without the country being named. Alternatively list the organisations by country or similar. --Pontificalibus (talk) 11:23, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I appreciate your suggestions. Many of the organizations cross international borders, so categorizing as you offer isn't really practical. I think as it grows, the list will be broken down by types of organizations and campaigns, and other details. The content and perspective aren't US-centric. Stoner Sloth is Australian, for instance. That's an example of non-US content. And the other important half is that the perspective isn't US-centric. The principle source, The Guardian, comes from a non-US perspective. -- The Hammer of Thor (talk) 04:08, 26 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Inline cites[edit]

Would be nice to get a cite for each org stating it is anti-cannabis. As our list grows it will be hard to relate each item to the references currently provided at the beginning. Some of the wikilinked article e.g. Ku Klux Klan don't currently mention cannabis. --Pontificalibus (talk) 10:10, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Operations[edit]

I wouldn't say time-limited police operations e.g. Operation Green Sweep should be classed as organisations?--Pontificalibus (talk) 10:10, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Green Merchant and Operation Pipe Dreams, etc., were organized anti-cannabis campaigns. -- The Hammer of Thor (talk) 04:38, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but they weren't organsiations. Operation Green Merchant for example seems to have been run by the DEA. In that the case the DEA would be the anti-cannabis organisation, and Operation Green Merchant would be one of the things they did.--Pontificalibus (talk) 05:45, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't disagree with that. What I'm saying is that until we have enough content for a stand-alone article List of anti-cannabis campaigns, the DEA special operations and anti-cannabis mass-media campaigns belong here. -- The Hammer of Thor (talk) 21:14, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Blue Lives Matter[edit]

Have Blue Lives Matter expressed an anti-cannabis or anti-drug position anywhere? We certainly shouldn't imply it from the fact they are a police-related organisation.--Pontificalibus (talk) 10:34, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Agree somewhat, the Police can be listed because they have anti-cannabis departments, initiatives etc. However a organization supporting a anti-cannabis organization doesn't inherently transfer the stance on cannabis of the supported organization, unless it is expressed by the supporting organization themselves in their constitution or activities against cannabis.--MickeyDangerez (talk) 19:50, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Same thing with the American Nazi Association. I feel like someone only put that there to equate anti-cannabis activists with Nazi. Kotterdale99 (talk) 00:38, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Corrections Corporation of America[edit]

I understand that Snopes, in April 2016, debunked a meme that exaggerated facts that were presented in a 2013 ACLU report about Corrections Corporation of America. According to Snopes, the facts are correct but the meme was misleading. Nevertheless, I think Corrections Corporation of America meets the definition of an anti-cannabis organization for this list. According to a 2010 piece in The Daily Caller, Feinstein, other Democrats accept donations from architect of Arizona immigration law, Corrections Corporation of America donated money to Dianne Feinstein, an outspoken opponent of California's Proposition 19. -- The Hammer of Thor (talk) 18:25, 31 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-drug campaigns listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Anti-drug campaigns. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. œ^™ 05:26, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]