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A very strange legal system

I used to think that each country had its own laws and those laws affected the people in that country. How naive I was. I also used to think that to break a law you actually had to, you know, … Continue reading

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Hearts and minds

If I wanted to win the hearts and minds of farmers in Latin America and Afghanistan, I probably wouldn’t start by destroying their fields and removing their only hope of feeding their families. – Guitherisms Afghan campaign caused $100 million … Continue reading

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Unreal

Bhutan Bhutan police can raid homes of smokers in a search for contraband tobacco and are training a special tobacco sniffer dog in a crackdown to honor a promise to become the world’s first smoke-free nation. Buddhist Bhutan, where smoking … Continue reading

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When science goes to pot

… that’s the title of an excellent column by Larry Gabriel in the Detroit Metro Times Welcome to the world of science. I didn’t do well in high school science and have pretty much avoided addressing scientific subjects formally until … Continue reading

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Looking for some entertainment tonight in Chicago? UPDATED

Update: I’ve received two reminder notices on Facebook about the event for tonight, so it looks like it’s happening. This could be interesting… Reflections on the Drug War: A Conversation with John P. Walters John P. Walters, Drug Czar for … Continue reading

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Responding to David Frum

Ron Hill does a pretty good job of responding to David Frum’s piece over at FrumForum with this more thoughtful Even If Reefers Cause Madness, They Shouldn’t be Illegal Hill makes it clear that he’s no fan of marijuana David … Continue reading

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Some light entertainment

Soros-funded Dope Lobby in Damage Control Over Shootings by… Cliff Kinkaid Kinkaid is so far over the edge that even the crazies are afraid to touch him, so don’t go to the bother of actually fisking this story unless it’s … Continue reading

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He’s ba-ack

F. James Sensenbrenner. Sensenbrenner Named House Crime Subcommittee Chair Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, will be the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime, terrorism, and homeland security. Sensenbrenner, 67, is a former chairman of the … Continue reading

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When they call it ‘skunk,’ they’re not being that literal

Perhaps the police officers in 20 cruisers from Gatineau and Surete du Quebec in Canada have heard the term “skunk” being used to refer to potent marijuana in the U.K. (or, formerly, crappy marijuana in the U.S.). But the truth … Continue reading

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And ignorant blowhards in 3-2-1

I knew this was coming. Only a matter of when. David Frum: After horrific shootings, we hear calls for stricter regulation of guns. The Tucson shooting should remind us why we regulate marijuana. Jared Lee Loughner, the man held as … Continue reading

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