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Sierra Nevada

A principled stance by Sierra Nevada beer (h/t to CelebStoner). From Sierra Nevada – We’ve been getting lots of calls and email regarding our stance on California’s Proposition 19-which would legalize marijuana if passed. A beer industry group surprised us … Continue reading

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Vote Green, not Brown

Jerry BrownCandidate for Governor Public Safety FirstActivist Organization Opposes marijuana legalization Opposes marijuana legalization Spokesperson: Roger Salazar(through California Working Families coalition) Spokesperson: Roger Salazar Received contributions from California Beer and Beverage Distributors Received contributions from California Beer and Beverage Distributors … Continue reading

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The Onion comes through again

It gets harder and harder for the Onion to come up with stories that aren’t already happening somewhere in this strange world, so have a little fun with this one: Mexico Killed In Drug Deal MEXICO CITY—In the latest incident … Continue reading

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Roger Salazar, theatre of the absurd

The alcohol lobby hasn’t responded to press requests regarding their donation to the Prop 19 opposition, so the Mercury News, after getting quotes from MPP’s Steve Fox about alcohol’s fear of marijuana as competition, decided to go to Public Safety … Continue reading

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The Drug War and Criminality

Thoreau, writing at Unqualified Offerings, has a couple of interesting posts about drug legalization: Stop worrying and love the bong? and More on drugs. There’s one part that caught my attention and I wanted to discuss… If I say that … Continue reading

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6 Things You Won’t Believe Are More Legal Than Marijuana

Some fun from CRACKED.com Laser ray guns, tanks, piranhas, bears, grenade launchers and more… If you can own them, why can’t you own a plant?

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Charles Cully Stimson lies with the authority and confidence of a career fabricator

There’s an OpEd at the Dakota Voice: Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No by Cully Stimson of the Heritage Foundation. The “Legal Memorandum,” as it’s called there, is also available at the Heritage Site and probably easier to … Continue reading

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Arizona Cardinals unclear on the definition

Wednesday, the Arizona Cardinals donated $10,000 to the organization called Keep AZ Drug Free, which opposes a medical marijuana bill. This is from a football organization on their fifth year of a beer sponsorship deal with Anheuser-Busch. Budweiser and Bud … Continue reading

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Defining the need for treatment

The Drug Czar: The data also show that nearly 21 million people in the U.S. needed treatment for substance abuse. However, 95 percent of this group felt they did not need treatment Makes you wonder.

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The Numbers Game

Every year, whenever a new set of numbers comes out regarding illicit drugs, the drug warriors are ready to pounce. Their staff combs through the numbers and looks for specific ones (out of thousands) to cherry-pick. It’s a fun and … Continue reading

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