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Stupid prohibition tricks
As many of you are now aware, yet another lawsuit has been filed against legalization of marijuana in Colorado. This one by Sheriffs in Colorado and neighboring states. The sheriffs claim that they’s been substantially and irreperably harmed, because they … Continue reading
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Thoughts on a wonderful thing.
The drug policy reform movement is about ending a set of prohibition policies that cause corruption, destruction and death in just about every aspect of society. It’s not about people wanting to get high. And yet, I’m sometimes annoyed by … Continue reading
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Legalization support continues to rise
The latest of polls to now show a majority supporting marijuana legalization. Majority favors marijuana legalization for the first time, according to nation’s most authoritative survey For the first time, the General Social Survey — a large, national survey conducted … Continue reading
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Why do they call them “Jolly” Ranchers?
Over at the Watch, Radley has a partial list of substances that have tested positive for illegal drugs with field testing kits. Sage Chocolate chip cookies Motor oil Spearmint Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap Tortilla dough Deodorant Billiards chalk Patchouli Flour … Continue reading
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Crack babies from marijuana smoke
The Fox News Medical A-Team: Fox News doctor: ‘Crack babies’ come from women ‘smoking this whole marijuana business’ “We’re seeing in Colorado that we had 13 kids that came to the emergency [room] and ended up in the ICU as … Continue reading
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Washington, DC. February 26, 2015
Oh, wait… No, that was Washington, DC in 1814. Sorry. My bad. Ah, here we go. Um… no. That’s from the fictional movie “Independence Day.” Hmmm… Where are all the scenes of destruction from today’s cataclysm? … DC Legalizes Pot, … Continue reading
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Comparing drugs
A number of people have been talking about this article: How scientists rank drugs from most to least dangerous — and why the rankings are flawed. I understand the concerns about rankings. Certainly, there are a lot of different ways … Continue reading
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Posse Comitatus as an argument against marijuana legalizers?
Mark Kleiman delivers what may be his most tortured and convoluted attack on marijuana legalization to date. Over at “About News,” where they ironically credit Kleiman as their “Marijuana Legalization Expert,” he writes: Racism and Reefer Madness He starts by … Continue reading
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The sometimes painfully slow growth of activist memes.
Reading my Facebook feed this morning, I saw a number of references to John Legend’s acceptance speech at the Oscars last night: Oscars 2015: John Legend Makes Slavery Comparison in Acceptance Speech “We live in the most incarcerated country in … Continue reading
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Coalition for Public Safety
Unlikely Cause Unites the Left and the Right: Justice Reform Usually bitter adversaries, Koch Industries and the Center for American Progress have found at least one thing they can agree on: The nation’s criminal justice system is broken. Koch Industries, … Continue reading
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