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On this day in history…
70 years ago today. December 5, 1933. The 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, ending the failed war on alcohol. Prohibition was over. The Constitution was restored. Little did they know then, That politicians today Would fail so miserably … Continue reading
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War on a Plant
A reminder to those in my neighborhood that Hempfest is today (Thursday) from 3-8 pm in the Bowling and Billiards Center Activity Room. I’ll be speaking around 6 pm. There’s bands, and activities, and even some raffles and door prizes … Continue reading
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High quality training for the future: How to pee in a cup.
According to WBBM newsradio Beginning next fall, St. Patrick’s High School, on the northwest side, will become the first in Illinois to require drug tests of ALL its students. A number of public schools require students who participate in extra-curricular … Continue reading
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Idiot Congressman and his ignorant Press Secretary
In the Washington Post: Marijuana Ad On Metro Infuriates Lawmaker. You may remember my reporting on Change the Climate’s ad campaign. Well, Oklahoma Representative Ernest Istook really didn’t like it. So.. This week, Istook inserted into a bill language that … Continue reading
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Is professional science losing its integrity?
There was plenty of reporting of the bad science by Ricaurte – the “oops we used the wrong drug” that ended up causing more bad law regarding ecstacy. It’s nice to see that the issue isn’t being dropped. This excellent … Continue reading
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The Great Debate (Part 2)
Part 2: Each debater was given 2 minutes to rebut the first round comments. What to watch for: William Bennett: Trying desperately to dump his debating partner, and clinging to his one-statistic argument. Gary Johnson: Bats around Bennett’s statistic, and … Continue reading
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Fear of toilet flushing trumps citizen rights yet again.
Supreme Court rules in favor of police barging in. The court ruled 9-0 that if police had waited any longer than 20 seconds, a drug suspect could be flushing evidence down the toilet… Justice David H. Souter, writing for the … Continue reading
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The Great Debate (Part 1)
On Thursday, I told you about a debate that was scheduled on C-Span. It ended up getting pushed back due to coverage of a Thanksgiving Dinner, so I missed it when it aired, but the full audio is available at … Continue reading
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Mushrooms worse than Murder
Via Random Act of Kindness, comes this story. In Kansas, Stephen Fletcher tried to grow some psychedelic mushrooms in his apartment. Also in Kansas, Tremain V. Scott shot a man 18 times at close range, killing him. Both men are … Continue reading
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And the guest rants start arriving…
A couple of good new additions on the Guest Drug WarRant page. Be sure to check out: Another Drug War Victim by Casey I Don’t Want to Wake Up in the Middle of the Night Worrying Anymore. by Yan
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