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Over 130 years of being wrong
You may have thought the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was merely a sadly delusional chapter in our nation’s history. And yet, every now and then I see a letter to the editor in the local paper signed by someone … Continue reading
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Dust up – Day 4
It’s delightful entertainment over at the LA Times, because we so seldom get to see prohibitionists in any kind of debating forum, and Stimson is a textbook case as to why that is. It’s no contest at all — Jacob … Continue reading
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Fun stuff
“bullet” Sean Mullins’ “The Ballad of Kathryn Johnson” is available for 99¢ on iTunes or at Amazon. As Radley says: And it‰s good! Well, the music is good. The lyrics wander around a bit, and don‰t really tell what actually … Continue reading
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Part 3
Part 3 of the Sullum/Stimson debate is online. Will Stimson get any fans?
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Argentina
Argentina Decriminalizes Drug Consumption A federal court in Argentina has decriminalized the personal consumption of drugs in that country. According to the court‰s ruling, punishing drug users only ‹creates an avalanche of cases targeting consumers without climbing up in the … Continue reading
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Stoners in the Mist revisited – the quiz
I couldn’t help myself. I knew better, but I decided to go back to Stoners in the Mist and explore some more of this propaganda. This time, I decided I should know some more about marijuana, so I took the … Continue reading
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The debate continues
Day 2 of the Los Angeles Times’ “Dust-up” between Jacob Sullum and Cully Stimson on drug policy is now up. It’s turning into a real gem of a series. The Part 2 question: Do federal raids of legal local marijuana … Continue reading
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A 420 message on 4/21
I experienced a fascinating synergy this weekend that has made me even more optimistic than my normal glass-half-full self. An energized group of young people from colleges all over the midwest converged for a day of speakers and workshops here … Continue reading
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More interesting stuff
“bullet” Check out this counterpoint between Jacob Sullum and Charles “Cully” Stimson in the L.A. Times. Sullum, as usual, really has it together and his arguments are really impossible to refute, which is why Stimson apparently has to act like … Continue reading
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Open Thread
Postings have been a bit light the past few days. Let’s see… 63 hours of four-square (to raise money for scholarships), the midwest conference of SSDP, Theatre of Ted (performance event), RockSquare (outdoor rock concert of local bands in conjunction … Continue reading
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