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SOTU on Drugs
For those didn’t watch the State of the Union but wanted to know what he said about drugs: One of the worst decisions our children can make is to gamble their lives and futures on drugs. True. And it’s a … Continue reading
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First marijuana overdose?
The Sun “reports” First death by dope. A more detailed version of the article is available at the Telegraph (requires registration): Cannabis is blamed as cause of man’s death. Here are some quotes from that article: A man of 36 … Continue reading
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Drug WarRant maintains endorsement
So with Dennis Kucinich getting only 1.3% of the delegates in Iowa, is Drug WarRant changing its endorsement? No, I am not. Kucinich is still in the race and still has, by far, the best position on medical marijuana, marijuana … Continue reading
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Tales of a Fetid, Putrescent Government Agency, or Could This Story Get Any More Moronic?
Here’s the deal: GRAMNET – the Grand, Routt and Moffat Narcotics Enforcement Team (which included a DEA agent) raided a Hayden, Colorado home in mid-October. They seize two ounces of marijuana and some pipes. It turns out Don Nord is … Continue reading
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And this idiot used to run the New York Times?
Friday in the New York Daily News, hack A.M. Rosenthal gives us I Kicked the Habit. I was only a youngster at the time, but I still remember, to the precise moment, the day many decades ago when some rich … Continue reading
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Civil Rights
Whatever career you may choose for yourself–doctor, lawyer, teacher–let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better … Continue reading
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Voting and Candidate Grades
With the Iowa Caucuses coming up, it’s a good time to review the candidates again. Today, I’d like to remind you about the Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana Voter Guide. The Granite Staters have gone through voting records (and other … Continue reading
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Outstanding Article on Hemp!
The Demonized Seed by Lee Green in tomorrow’s Los Angeles Times. As a Recreational Drug, Industrial Hemp Packs the Same Wallop as Zucchini. So Why Does the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Continue to Deny America This Potent Resource? Call It … Continue reading
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Good stuff around the web
“bullet”Last One Speaks gives us a Guardian Unlimited article which concludes that persecuting marijuana users may be un-Christian: Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study … Continue reading
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1/4 of AIDS patients use medical marijuana
Via NORML: San Mateo, CA: Approximately one out of four patients suffering from HIV has smoked marijuana within the past month to relieve symptoms of the disease, according to clinical findings published in this month’s issue of the Journal of … Continue reading
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