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Talking about casual drug use
So good to see Nick Gillespie’s OpEd in Time: What’s So Bad About Casual Drug Use? But in an age in which we are expected to use legal drugs (like beer) and prescription medications (Adderall) responsibly, it’s time to extend … Continue reading
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Fueling the next generation of reform
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has been one of the good organizations out there making a difference. I’ve been to a couple of their conferences and know a number of their members, and I’ve been faculty advisor of a … Continue reading
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Almost our future
So I decided to check out the new Fox television series dealing with android police officers: Almost Human. I’m a big science fiction fan, so I figured it might be fun. The opening scene of the pilot was rather disturbing. … Continue reading
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Welcome Young Americans for Liberty
Welcome to all those who attended my presentation tonight sponsored by the Illinois State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. It was a huge crowd and quite attentive and interested. Quite a few political science students attending. I suggested … Continue reading
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Slammed
There was a time when Peter Bensinger could spout his false drug-war propaganda points and the mmedia would print them — particularly in his home state of Illinois. After all, he used to be head of the DEA. So it’s … Continue reading
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Drug War Presentation
Tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 6:30 pm: Prohibition in 2013: Liberty and the War on Drugs. I will be talking about a wide range of issues regarding the War on Drugs’ assault on Liberty, followed by a Q and A period. … Continue reading
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Barrelling down the path to passé?
I remember back in the 80’s when going to the East Village (St. Mark’s Place) was this incredible experience — the people, the shops, so… radical and edgy. And then… in 1988, the Gap moved in at the corner of … Continue reading
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Friday funnies
Brought to you by Cliff Kincaide, with guest stars Calvina L. Fay, and Dr. Paul R. Chabot, complete with anti-Soros messages and calls for tougher laws against cannabis. Narco-Nation Comes to Colorado Notice the lack of quotes from Kevin Sabet. … Continue reading
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Silk Road running again
An interview with the new Dread Pirate Roberts: You will hunt me — but first ask yourselves is it worth it? Taking me down will not affect Silk Road — back-ups have already been distributed and this entire infrastructure can be redeployed elsewhere in … Continue reading
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Legalization is pro-environment
One of the desperate measures taken by prohibitionists was the attempt to get liberal environmentalists on their side by talking about the destruction of public lands and use of toxic chemicals in illegal marijuana grows, etc. This meme was pushed … Continue reading
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