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Drug War Hysteria

I’ve been peripherally following the hysteria the Brits have been having over mephedrone — a legal synthetic stimulant that started gaining some popularity with clubbers.

In March, two young men died (aged 18 and 19) and the media widely reported the cause of their deaths as mephedrone. This, of course, led to national hysteria (directly […]

May 28th, 2010 by Pete | Permalink | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Union Bud Tender

San Jose union begins organizing pot workers

A major California labor union is organizing medical cannabis workers in Oakland, a move that analysts say will help efforts to legalize marijuana and open the door for the union to organize thousands more workers if state voters pass a measure in November to allow recreational marijuana use […]

May 28th, 2010 by Pete | Permalink | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

Teachers suspended for teaching about the Constitution in a Senior Government Class

Norfolk, Virginia

Two Norview High School teachers were placed on paid administrative leave this week after a parent complained that they distributed classroom materials that gave advice on how to deal with police if stopped.

What material did they show these High School Seniors in government class? The movie Busted from flexyourrights.org.

Let’s see now. […]

May 28th, 2010 by Pete | Permalink | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)