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It's stupid editorial time

The Natchez (Mississippi) Democrat, in an editorial calling for a statewide ban on synthetics like “spice” that are intended to provide effects similar to marijuana…

Calling it legal shouldn’t make it so

What?

Apparently the Natchez editorial staff has bought into the premise that illegal is the default position in this country.

We think a […]

July 23rd, 2010 by Pete | Permalink | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

Treatment industry afraid to discuss legalization

Press release from LEAP:

Federal Drug Agency Bans Pro-Legalization Police Group From Conference

SAMHSA Doesn’t Want Views Expressed at Treatment Event in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL — A group of police officers, judges and prosecutors who support legalizing and regulating drugs is crying foul after a federal agency reneged on a contract that gave the law […]

July 23rd, 2010 by Pete | Permalink | 25 comments - (Comments are closed)

Jane Hamsher on marijuana legalization in an immigration debate

FDL’s Jane Hamsher did a great job of re-directing a segment on Arizona’s immigration laws to ending the war on marijuana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK0nFq2Al24

Via Scott Morgan

July 23rd, 2010 by Pete | Permalink | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)