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Now, some of you all may be old enough to remember the days of Prohibition. I’m not. (Laughter.) But remember, we illegalized whisky, and guess what? People found all kinds of ways to make it, and to run it. NASCAR got started — positive thing that came out of all that. (Laughter.)

– President George […]

No such thing as Cruel and Unusual in the drug war

I was pessimistic, but hopeful, but it appears that the 8th Amendment is the latest one to bite the dust in the service of the drug warrior.

Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

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A federal appeals court has upheld a 55-year prison […]

Murkowski is at it again

Governor Murkowski can’t seem to accept the Alaska State Supreme Court’s ruling (possession of up to 4 ounces of marijuana in your home isn’t enough of a public danger to over-ride the state constitution’s privacy provision). It just burns him up to think that Alaskan citizens can sit in their homes with a small amount […]

Drug Warriors advertising drugs to children

Tobacco companies have gotten all sorts of heat for supposedly marketing their products to children, with images like.. Joe Camel. They’ve got nothing on the drug warriors, who continually screw up by creating anti-drug ads that become cult hits (egg and frying pan), are unintentionally hilarious (marijuana smokers support terrorists), or just plain make drugs […]

NorCalNative on Anniversaries: “Well said Pete. One of the fathers of CA MMJ, deceased physician Tod Mikuriya said, “It wasn’t just marijuana that…” Jun 17, 12:17
Son of Sam Walton on Amazon supports marijuana legalization: “Cannabis is so harmful, it was the reason he was killed, but no cannabis was stolen from the victim, so…” Jun 14, 15:17
Great Harry's Ghost! on Amazon supports marijuana legalization: “OT… Anti-cannabis/pro-prohibition sheriff remarking on the very recent death of a teen shot in a park, watch the first 90…” Jun 12, 00:10
Servetus on Time for drug sniffing dogs to find a new job: “Risk of opioid and UVB addiction is increased by vitamin D deficiencies in a rat study done at Massachusetts General…” Jun 11, 20:14
NorCalNative on Amazon supports marijuana legalization: “OT The FDA just approved a drug to treat Alzheimer’s patients called Aduhelm. It’s a monoclonal antibody that removes amyloid…” Jun 9, 11:22
Servetus on Amazon supports marijuana legalization: “Once Amazon does this, I hope they don’t try to corner the marijuana market. It would be bad PR.” Jun 3, 20:55
Son of Sam Walton on Time for drug sniffing dogs to find a new job: “Let’s train K9s to sniff out emotions. I’m assuming depression and PTSD have chemicals involved. Hospitals, nursing homes, VA clinics,…” Jun 2, 20:23

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