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Traveling
I just got back a few hours ago from Chicago, where I am rehearsing a new show – The Living Canvas: Nocturne – which opens July 3 at National Pastime Theater. We’ve got an incredible cast and production team and … Continue reading
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Open Thread
“bullet” Jacob Sullum dismantles the Birth of a Cocaine Factoid — the supposed 5,000 cocaine deaths in 1912 — a figure often used to show how much better off we are with prohibition. “bullet” Ryan Grim at Huffington Post: Drug … Continue reading
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Illinois medical marijuana bill fast-tracked
Illinois residents – call your State Representative now (as in this morning). After the Illinois Senate narrowly passed SB 1381, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, the House Human Services Committee voted in favor and immediately sent … Continue reading
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Getting to know the new drug czar memes (and lies)
After 7+ years of John Walters, it’s been interesting to see what difference would come (in rhetoric, if nothing else) with a new drug czar. Kerlikowske hasn’t been on board that long, but some sense of the changes in emphasis … Continue reading
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Medical marijuana passes Illinois Senate; head of drug task force thinks it’s a bad idea
Senate approves medical marijuana bill, sends it to House A measure legalizing medical marijuana finally made it through the state Senate on Wednesday, but a major hurdle remains before it can become Illinois law. The Senate voted 30-28 for Senate … Continue reading
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Democratic State Party passes resolution calling for legalization of marijuana.
Full report at Raw Story The Democratic Party Committee Abroad, otherwise known as Democrats Abroad, passed a resolution on April 25 recommending the legalization of marijuana in all 50 states. The news appears to have gone completely unnoticed by all … Continue reading
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The AP continues to write articles with the main point missing
There are a number of versions of this AP article by David Crary article in the papers today around the country, but all of them seem to have the same defect. They talk about American appetites for drugs, Mexican cartels … Continue reading
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Supreme Court gets one right
ABUELHAWA v. UNITED STATES In this case, the defendant purchased a misdemeanor amount of drugs and was arrested. But then the prosecutors decided to pile on — since he had used a cell phone to contact the seller, they charged … Continue reading
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Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor is to be nominated to replace Justice Souter on the Supreme Court. As far as I can tell, she seems to be a very capable choice. She is intelligent, worked hard to achieve what she has, and she … Continue reading
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Fighting for the Right to Chew Coca
Like any independent country should have to fight for that right… Time Magazine has a pretty good article about the battle between the INCB/UN/US and the Andean nations who have used a natural and healthful plant for thousands of years … Continue reading
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