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Gary Johnson helps set the record straight on Gingrich

Ezra Klein in the Washington Post:

On Saturday’s edition of “Up With Chris Hayes,” Gary Johnson brought up an old Newt Gingrich idea I hadn’t heard before: Putting individuals who brought more than two ounces of marijuana into the United States to death. That sounded extreme, even for Gingrich. So I looked it up. And […]

Selling marijuana in ABC stores

Some interesting reactions to this story: Va. lawmaker wants to legalize marijuana to sell in ABC stores

For those who aren’t aware, ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control) stores are state-run stores to sell alcohol, a system that exists in certain states as opposed to licensing private alcohol stores.

Radley Balko tweets: “I genuinely don’t know how […]

Open thread

It’s been suggested in comments that we have an annual Prohibitionist of the year award. I think it’s a great idea.

Perhaps, in addition to the big award, we could have a few sub categories, such as Most Outrageous Single Prohibition Action (OpEd, quote, etc.), Prohibition Apologist of the Year, etc.

What other categories would […]

darkcycle on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “This is good. But they are missing a vital link here. They go into detail about childhood trauma , and…” Sep 20, 13:13
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NorCalNative on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “LOL. Entertaining and educational, I always learn something from your comments. My education on Drug War bullshit has resulted in…” Sep 15, 12:26
kaptinemo on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “I’m not dead (Reaching into pocket, flipping safety on pistol off) An’ I’m not goin’ on the fu*kin’ cart, either.…” Sep 14, 10:22
Servetus on So, we were right all along?: “Health care in the UK is grappling with cannabis as a treatment and the hurdles it creates for health care…” Sep 11, 13:52
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Servetus on Is public discourse on drug overdoses improving?: “A neo-Flexner Report would be a great idea. The new report would need to address some strange phenomena. The US…” Sep 4, 13:30

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