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No big surprise here…
Obama’s team responds: Q: “Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?” … Continue reading
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Innocents die in the drug war
Mary Anastasia O’Grady keeps the memory of Veronica and Charity Bowers alive in today’s Wall Street Journal Of all the casualties claimed by the U.S. “war on drugs” in Latin America, perhaps none so fully captures its senselessness and injustice … Continue reading
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Christmas is coming…
Need to do some Christmas shopping? Tired of the same old stuff that everyone gives? Drug WarRant is here to help you out. Start out with the Drug WarRant Cafe Press Store All sorts of great T-shirts, buttons, magnets, and … Continue reading
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I wuz robbed! My opponent should never have come up with Qxe7+ unless he was on steroids or pot or something
Via RoguePundit comes this news Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk refused to submit a urine sample for a drug test at the Chess Olympiad in Dresden and is now considered guilty of doping. The world of chess is outraged that he could … Continue reading
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Californians fail to respond to an active coup d’etat attempt
Alex at Drug Law Blog highlights an ongoing problem in California: the active subversion of law and the will of the people by state law enforcement. We’ve often wondered and complained about law enforcement in California cooperating with federal authorities … Continue reading
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Open thread
“bullet” More 10th Graders Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes. Maybe that’s bad. Maybe that’s good. But it certainly isn’t a vindication of the drug czar’s successes. “bullet” Drug czar accuses reformers of secretly wanting to encourage teen use. “bullet” More Obfuscation … Continue reading
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Even the asking of questions is good
Regardless of the answers given (or not) by the Obama transition team to the questions below, the mere fact that they were asked and obviously resonated so strongly with people, is already making an impact. Quite a few people have … Continue reading
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First round of Change.gov questions
Excellent job, people. The Obama transition team has got to be scrambling to figure out how to deal with this. When they opened up for questions about what concerns Americans and let people vote on the questions online in a … Continue reading
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More ways to get the message to the President-elect
At President-elect Obama’s site: change.gov, they have instituted a new system for people to ask questions and then others vote on the questions to bring them to the top of the pile. It’s called Open for Questions There are already … Continue reading
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Ask the Drug Czar
Drug Czar John Walters will be hosting Ask the White House this Friday, December 12. Send in your questions now. Of course, they’re pre-screened and selected and you don’t get a follow-up, so don’t imagine you’re going to nail him … Continue reading
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