Monthly Archives: December 2010

A Ron Allen train wreck. Bishop Ron Allen: “It’s a deadly and dangerous mantra that marijuana is safer than alcohol. I’ll offer you, sir, a cobra or a rattlesnake. Which one would you say is safer? Neither one.” What I’m … Continue reading →

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. — John F. Kennedy

How pathetic is that? Policies based on no facts, no reality, and ultimately the only active thing they’ve got to promote is advocating for the lack of a message. After former defence secretary Bob Ainsworth called for legalizing drugs, what … Continue reading →

Breaking right now at Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: Bob Ainsworth MP, former Home Office drugs minister and Secretary of State for Defence, will call for the legalisation and regulation of drugs during a Parliamentary debate he is leading in … Continue reading →

They only have themselves to blame.

… at least to date that I’ve seen. Teen marijuana use rising after years of decline by Erin Allday at the San Francisco Chronicle. This article does it all. Swallows every lie from the prohibitionists without question, goes out an … Continue reading →

Lie to them. At least, that appears to be the case from reading her comments in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Nicole Kurash, clinical manager of youth programs at Gateway Rehabilitation Center, which treats up to 500 teens across Southwest Pennsylvania each … Continue reading →

Paul Armentano at NORML: Drug Czar Blames Rising Teen Pot Use On Medical Cannabis Laws Rather Than On His Own Failed Policies Okay, let me get this straight: California enacted legislation legalizing the physician-supervised use of medical marijuana in 1996 … Continue reading →

We must do a better job of lying to teens or they might see through all the lies we told them before. White House Drug Czar: Teen Marijuana Use on the Rise “We have been telling young people, particularly for … Continue reading →

There’s a fascinating article in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press: They drink more, and you pay less by Bob Shaw. It’s a concept that can seem counterintuitive, yet actually makes perfect sense — with some people who are dependent on … Continue reading →