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The year is 2022 and drugs are legal
… in some places. One of the reasons some people have difficulties with the notion of drug legalization is that they simply do not have the ability to imagine what such a thing would be like. All they can do … Continue reading
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The Drug Czar comes up with option 4
You may remember that last Monday I speculated on how John Walters would react to news that seizures sharply dropped in 2007. I had given a few options, and was about to declare #2 the winner (ignore it and pretend … Continue reading
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Weekend Thread
“bullet” A note to all my readers: I don’t say this often enough, but I’m really grateful for all the comments and the emailed tips I get from you. Please note that even if I don’t use your tips — … Continue reading
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ONDCP – mutant spawning ground
Scott at Grits for Breakfast has a piece about a low-life named Jon Cole who has surfaced in the Republican primary for the Texas House (District 67). Apparently he’s using dishonest tactics that have angered everyone, including the Young Conservatives … Continue reading
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Open Thread
“bullet” Oh, look! The Afghanistan Opium market is getting some competition. Opium fields spread across Iraq as farmers try to make ends meet “bullet” LEAP member Judge Eleanor Levingston Shockett died last week. She was an outspoken advocate for reform … Continue reading
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Government sued for street value of pot
This one’s been sitting on my desktop for a week, but I didn’t want to let it go by… You know how the government always brags about how much marijuana it seized in a bust by assigning the highest possible … Continue reading
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Gee, who’d have thought that people would be angry?
It appears at this point that are attempting to properly investigate the shooting of Tarika Wilson by police in a drug raid. And Attorney General Marc Dann even went personally to talk with members of the community. Angry members. He … Continue reading
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Obama on the drug war
Associated Press today. HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he would bring a new approach to drug crimes in response to a questioner who noted “if you were arrested when you were a teenager, then you … Continue reading
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Marijuana and Driving
The difference between drunk drivers and stoned drivers: The drunk driver will speed through the stop sign without noticing it. The stoned driver will stop and patiently wait for it to turn green. The invoked boogeyman of reefer-crazed drivers on … Continue reading
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Taking psychedelics for the first time on Independence Day produces a unifying cultural moment that results in opposition to violence:…