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Drug Czar reiterates that he ended the drug war, says LEAP is wrong
Video: Drug Czar says LEAP “Is Wrong” An 8 minute interview with Gil Kerlikowske. Lots of lies and deception, and all the stuff we have come to expect from the drug czar.
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Open Thread
I’m taking a group of 18 college students to New York tomorrow for a week of theatre and walking tours over Spring Break. We’ll be seeing Diary of a Madman with Geoffrey Rush, How to Succeed in Business with Daniel … Continue reading
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When neither side has the solution in their vocabulary, what’s left?
I haven’t heard yet any reaction from Calderon’s visit with Obama yesterday, but it doesn’t really matter. Nothing good could come from it, because neither one of them can really discuss a solution. All they can do is complain about … Continue reading
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Illinois Hemp
Illinois keeps trying to do the right thing. They’ve gotten close on medical marijuana a couple of times in the legislature, but couldn’t quite close the deal (there’s no referendum process in Illinois). Yesterday, the House Agriculture and Conservation committee … Continue reading
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Outlaw it now, before more children die
Another teen has fallen victim to the dangers of Equasy. Lauren Bryant, 16 was found on Sunday afternoon and died on the way to the hospital. Sure, the rich protect their use of equasy even as they work to imprison … Continue reading
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How are you going to stop it?
No matter what you do to try to stop the supply of drugs, people will find a way to get around it, over it, under it, or through it. Why? Because it’s so unbelievably profitable. Here’s yet another drug smuggling … Continue reading
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Open Thread
Here’s a nice spot over at the Economist to get a sense of some of the commenting of Malcolm Kyle, one of our regulars here. Malcolm really does a great job challenging the readers in comments sections at all sorts … Continue reading
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What’s wrong with Montana GOP?
I always thought that Montanans had quite the independent streak. They thumbed their noses at the Feds when it came to speed limits. They considered themselves kind of frontiersmen who didn’t need the government telling them everything. Their conservatism was … Continue reading
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What’s with this obsession with messages?
Link Thousands of U.S. agents and local police officers arrested and interrogated suspected associates of Mexican drug cartels across the United States on Thursday in response to the killing of a U.S. anti-narcotics agent in Mexico last week. […] DEA … Continue reading
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Another meeting I’d like to attend
Last week I talked about the powerful and well-written editorial in the Seattle Times… MARIJUANA should be legalized, regulated and taxed. The push to repeal federal prohibition should come from the states, and it should begin with the state of … Continue reading
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Cannabis terpenes are effective for treating pain due to fibromyalgia and post-operative procedures: 20 JUN 2026 -- "Our research is…