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Washington, DC. February 26, 2015
Oh, wait… No, that was Washington, DC in 1814. Sorry. My bad. Ah, here we go. Um… no. That’s from the fictional movie “Independence Day.” Hmmm… Where are all the scenes of destruction from today’s cataclysm? … DC Legalizes Pot, … Continue reading
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Comparing drugs
A number of people have been talking about this article: How scientists rank drugs from most to least dangerous — and why the rankings are flawed. I understand the concerns about rankings. Certainly, there are a lot of different ways … Continue reading
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Posse Comitatus as an argument against marijuana legalizers?
Mark Kleiman delivers what may be his most tortured and convoluted attack on marijuana legalization to date. Over at “About News,” where they ironically credit Kleiman as their “Marijuana Legalization Expert,” he writes: Racism and Reefer Madness He starts by … Continue reading
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The sometimes painfully slow growth of activist memes.
Reading my Facebook feed this morning, I saw a number of references to John Legend’s acceptance speech at the Oscars last night: Oscars 2015: John Legend Makes Slavery Comparison in Acceptance Speech “We live in the most incarcerated country in … Continue reading
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Coalition for Public Safety
Unlikely Cause Unites the Left and the Right: Justice Reform Usually bitter adversaries, Koch Industries and the Center for American Progress have found at least one thing they can agree on: The nation’s criminal justice system is broken. Koch Industries, … Continue reading
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Another idiotic lawsuit against Colorado
Safe Streets: Our Lawsuit to Block the Legalization of Marajuana Yep, that’s how they spelled it. Together with several of its members and others who have been injured by the commercial marijuana industry in Colorado, Safe Streets filed suit in … Continue reading
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Guidelines for an afternoon ritual
Vanity Fair has a pleasant piece by Micah Nathan: A Nice Bowl of Weed When I think about my experiences with cannabis, I find no fewer than 10 outstanding rules for enjoying the perfect bowl of weed. Orwell had 11 … Continue reading
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Science by Press Release
Remember the NHTSA study from last week that showed no significant increase in crash risk from using marijuana? It didn’t fit their narrative, so, while they had to release it, they did it on a Friday afternoon (in government terms, … Continue reading
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A Valentine’s Day poem
Stolen from Twitter… Roses are crispy, Violets play hockey. I’m thinking those mushrooms Were not shiitake. — Adam Isacson
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