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No surprise here. President Bush used drugs.
From the Mirror, the latest on President Bush and his drug use. GEORGE W Bush snorted cocaine at Camp David, a new book claims. His wife Laura also allegedly tried cannabis in her youth. Author Kitty Kelley says in her … Continue reading
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New Voting Guides up: Florida and Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Two more voting guides are now available with endorsements (although a few races are still pending). Florida — parts of the state are a bit depressing, particularly in the 7th, where drug war idiot and stooge Mica is running unopposed. … Continue reading
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Two siamese and their calico kingpin get 5-10 years for trafficking in catnip
It’s almost that bad: Couple sues drug task force for arresting them over catnip WATERVILLE, Wash. – A Loomis couple is suing the Okanogan County drug task force over their arrest for mailing a package of catnip. Inspectors thought the … Continue reading
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My obsession with Speaker Hastert’s remarks gets me on Fox News Sunday
On “Fox News Sunday” last night [in my dreams]: Chris Wallace: “Tonight on Fox News Sunday we welcome a special guest – Drug WarRant author Pete Guither, who is here to discuss the charges leveled by Speaker of the House … Continue reading
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Research shows that research funds are wasted
In today’s Washington Post: Study Focuses On Marijuana Use by Teens Researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research [CESAR] recently developed a set of warning signs to spot teenage use of marijuana, a popular recreational drug … Continue reading
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Two heartbeats from the presidency, an absolute nut job
Jack Shafer does a nice job of taking on Dennis Hastert on Dope at Slate. If both Bush and Cheney were to suddenly drop dead, the law would transfer the presidential powers to a man who proved himself an absolute … Continue reading
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Free Speech debuts on the Metro tomorrow
If you’re in Washington, DC, check out the new ads on the Metro starting tomorrow with the words: “Marijuana Laws Waste Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Lock Up Non-Violent Americans.” (click on the picture for a larger version) These are … Continue reading
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Another state voting guide up!
“How does he do it?” you ask. “Didn’t he just finish the Virginia voting guide last night?” OK, so I picked a small state (in number of House districts). I’m still exhausted from California’s 53. Thus, I give you… Montana.
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Hastert continues to sink in the slime
Josh Marshall notes: You’ll remember a couple days ago we noted House Speaker Denny Hastert suggesting that George Soros may get his money from drug cartels or other such groups. I’ve talked to reporters who’ve asked Hastert this around the … Continue reading
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Virginia is for…
.. voters. Be sure to get out there and vote this November, and Drug WarRant’s new Virginia voting guide will help. It was a little depressing putting this one together – more tough negative choices than touch positive choices, and … Continue reading
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