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Vindictive prosecution
Via Talk Left comes an interesting development in the Ed Rosenthal Case Recap of Ed Rosenthal for those who are new to the story: Medical marijuana grower authorized by Oakland, California, arrested by feds, not allowed to mention legal status … Continue reading
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Good little cannon fodder
See the obedient Hitlerjugend marching off to the drug war. It doesn’t matter if they know that D.A.R.E. has been proven to be, at best, ineffective. Nothing’s going to stop them from teaching the children that marijuana leads to coma … Continue reading
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Halle Berry bringing Tulia scandal to the big screen?
Via Grits for Breakfast comes this news that Halle Berry is going to be playing the role of the lead NAACP attorney in a movie about the Tulia drug bust. (46 people, mostly black, in a very small town, busted … Continue reading
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FDA demonstrates federal priorities
The Food and Drug Administration is aware of the dangers of nausea: Severe vomiting can be life threatening and require intravenous fluids and hospitalization. So it’s good to know that the FDA is there to make sure that the necessary … Continue reading
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Marijuana – the wonder drug
It’s always a treat to read Lester Grinspoon, and he’s got an OpEd in the Boston Globe today. A NEW STUDY in the journal Neurology is being hailed as unassailable proof that marijuana is a valuable medicine. It is a … Continue reading
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Bong Hits 4 Jesus Amicus Briefs
My page on the Morse v. Frederick “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” Supreme Court case has been expanding as more briefs come in. A while back, I told you about some of the Amicus briefs supporting the principal in this case. … Continue reading
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Andrew Stuttaford at the Corner talks about throwing the drug warriors out of Afghanistan
Check out this exchange at the National Review’s conservative group blog “The Corner” Andrew Stuttaford Who is losing Afghanistan? George W. Bush, that’s who. His watch. His administration. His incompetence. His arrogance. His failure to learn from failure. I wish … Continue reading
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Death penalty or legalization, that is the question
Why not both? This bit of insanity has been making the rounds. Mayor Thomas Lauzon on Saturday said he hoped the Legislature would consider imposing the death penalty on convicted crack and heroin dealers, and to legalize marijuana. Crazy? Or … Continue reading
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Tommy Chong for Drug Czar
Thanks to Jay for alerting me to the fact that Tommy Chong has a blog! And in this blog, he has announced his candidacy for the position of Drug Czar Tonight is a special night because I am announcing (to … Continue reading
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