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Looking for a… good prohibition film
I know, I know. I have a friend who teaches at-risk youth and she’d really like to show them the “Breaking the Taboo” film, but it would be better if she could also show a film with a different perspective … Continue reading
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One can dream…
Tommy Chong is interviewed on The Young Turks and he seems outright optimistic about the future after the votes in Washington and Colorado. “Huge, huge difference. It’s going to bring about the legalization of hemp, for instance […] It’s also … Continue reading
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Obama administration floats trial balloon in New York Times (Updated)
There’s nothing this administration hates worse than leakers… except when it’s doing the leaking intentionally to use the media. There’s no better tool for official leaks than the New York Times, which has a policy against using unnamed government sources … Continue reading
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Breaking the Taboo
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Breaking news: Sky fails to fall
In the state of Washington, people are now apparently legally smoking pot and getting gay-married (though not necessarily both at once), and from browsing the news reports, it appears that God has neglected to smite anyone, and there are no … Continue reading
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Breaking the Taboo opens tomorrow
The new documentary, Breaking the Taboo opens tomorrow… on YouTube. Interesting notion to have a film open on YouTube, but it certainly is a good way to get wider distribution immediately. Based on the trailer, it sure looks like it … Continue reading
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10 billion dollars to hire mercenaries for a war that is not a war
Wired: U.S. Ready to Offer Mercenaries $10 Billion for a Drug-War Air Force Unsure how your private security firm makes money as the U.S. war in Afghanistan winds down? One option: Go into the drug trade — more specifically, the … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
Sorry for the lack of posts the past few days — the L.A. trip wiped me out, and now it’s the last week of school with a lot of catching up to do. Interesting legal development: California Court: Landlord Can’t … Continue reading
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Open Thread
Another whirlwind weekend for me. I’m up in Chicago now – just played a couple of hours of Christmas music on the piano for a nice alumni event at the Allerton Hotel. Tomorrow I’m off to Los Angeles and I’ll … Continue reading
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Marijuana and the NFL again
A much better article in The Nation than the one after election day in USA Today. Dave Zirin: THe NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis, which he notes the dysfunctional NFL policies. In the bizarre macho ethos of the NFL, alcoholism … Continue reading
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