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Monthly Archives: April 2014
A 420 Easter
This is, of course, a special day. Â That is true whether you are celebrating the resurrection of humanity’s Savior a couple thousand years ago, or enjoing a plant that humanity has celebrated for a couple thousand years. Or both. Â Can … Continue reading
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My drug war liberty talk
Some of you asked if my talk on Thursday at University of Illinois, hosted by Young Americans for Liberty, would be available as video online. Sorry, but that didn’t happen. It was a good session with a nice turnout and … Continue reading
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Bad science, and really bad reporting
So, of course, everyone in the media has been gushing about the study that proves that even casual pot smoking damages the brain. Of course, that’s not even close to what the study showed, even if you accept the study … Continue reading
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John Walters is loved
by Elizabeth Hasselbeck on Fox and Friends. Wow. This clip has everything – reefer madness, Soros-funded legalization groups, Obama wants to turn the country into pot zombies…. I can’t figure out how to embed Fox videos on the blog (Fox … Continue reading
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Out and about
Tonight (Thursday) at 8:00 pm, I’ll be speaking at the University of Illinois chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. Topic: The Drug War’s Assault on Liberty. I’ll be covering a number of topics, followed by a Q and A. If … Continue reading
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In the spirit of the season
Via Drug Policy Alliance: A broad coalition of Christian leaders have taken the occasion of the holiest day on the Christian calendar to release a statement calling for the end of the war on drugs and mass incarceration. “The cross … Continue reading
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Inside the mind of a drug warrior
William R. Brownfield is Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Even the title of his job tells you something about the absolute wrongness of how our government has approached drug policy. He … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
Commissioner gives ultimatum; Vermont Reps remove PTSD language from medical marijuana bill MONTPELIER — A House committee, poised to allow PTSD patients to qualify for medical marijuana, reversed itself Friday when the state’s top law enforcement official stepped in before … Continue reading
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The Shocking Truth about what’s happening in Denver
3 Months Later, Here’s What Denver Looks Like Since Legalizing Marijuana Three months following Colorado’s decision to legalize the production, sale, possession and use of recreational marijuana — a vote that Denver city officials including Mayor Michael Hancock, among others, … Continue reading
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Positive news in sentencing
U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Lower Federal Drug Sentences WASHINGTON, D.C. – The seven-member U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously today to amend federal drug sentencing guidelines. The change will reduce federal drug sentences by an average of 11 months. “We … Continue reading
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