Tag: prohibition

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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
A Comically Dishonest Defense of the Drug War

A Comically Dishonest Defense of the Drug War

03:55am There’s a fun little debate series over at World News & Report featuring some of the usual suspects squaring off over whether the drug war...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Sorry I’m Illegal

Sorry I’m Illegal

We love how this image points out the irony of the prohibition of cannabis that has perpetuated from the United States under major corporate and political interests....
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
3 Accounting Tricks the Obama Administration Uses to Hide the Cost of the Drug War

3 Accounting Tricks the Obama Administration Uses to Hide the Cost of the Drug War

Check out Mike Rigg’s detailed article at Reason on how the Obama administration finds clever ways to cook the drug war books, including funding the attack on industrial hemp...
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July 6, 2012
07/06/2012
17 Reasons to Legalize Marijuana

17 Reasons to Legalize Marijuana

Check out the cool slideshow at Esquire Magazine called “The Best Reasons to Legalize Marijuana.”  It lists 17 reasons with gems such as “about half of the...
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July 6, 2012
07/06/2012
Prohibition, Black Markets, and What is Best for Our Children

Prohibition, Black Markets, and What is Best for Our Children

One of the most prevalent scare tactics from prohibitionists is how a sensible taxation and regulation policy for marijuana will turn our children into 24/7 couch-locked stoners since they’ll...
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July 5, 2012
07/05/2012
Video Interview with Adam Scorgie, Marijuana Documentary Film Maker

Video Interview with Adam Scorgie, Marijuana Documentary Film Maker

Urban Rush interviews Adam Scorgie, who made the amazing 2007 marijuana documentary “The Union: The Business Behind Getting High” which really helped changed the perspective of many prohibitionists....
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July 4, 2012
07/04/2012
While You Are Being Inundated With All This American Fourth of July Brouhaha

While You Are Being Inundated With All This American Fourth of July Brouhaha

Okay guys, one more thing, this summer when you’re being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don’t forget what you’re celebrating, and that’s...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Did the AZ and Obamacare Rulings Help or Hurt Marijuana Reform

Did the AZ and Obamacare Rulings Help or Hurt Marijuana Reform

According to The Latest Word, there are two latest words. The first Word said that the healthcare ruling helped the advocates of ending prohibition in CO. The...
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July 2, 2012
07/02/2012
Will CNN Allow Gary Johnson to Debate?

Will CNN Allow Gary Johnson to Debate?

America needs to have more voices heard in the upcoming months to the Election. Both Candidates for the major parties have the exact same policy on modern-day...
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June 29, 2012
06/29/2012
Video Trailer: “The Culture High” On the Failed War On Marijuana

Video Trailer: “The Culture High” On the Failed War On Marijuana

The Culture High is an ambitious project covering the prohibition of marijuana with the mere aim of being “the documentary that will tear into the very fiber...
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June 29, 2012
06/29/2012

Breaking Ranks?

Breitbart’s William Bigelow has an odd article for a magazine that often leans somewhat Libertarian. In his article TX Dems Move to Legalize Pot, he chides the...
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June 27, 2012
06/27/2012
NH Senate Fails To Overturn Governor’s Medical Marijuana Veto

NH Senate Fails To Overturn Governor’s Medical Marijuana Veto

The New Hampshire Senate failed to overturn Governor John Lynch’s veto of Senate Bill 409 yesterday. The final vote was 13 for overturning the veto vs 10 against. A 2/3...
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June 26, 2012
06/26/2012
Video: Chris Hayes, Ross Douthat, and Michael Ian Black Discuss Politics of Marijuana

Video: Chris Hayes, Ross Douthat, and Michael Ian Black Discuss Politics of Marijuana

Up host Chris Hayes and his guests, including New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and comedian Michael Ian Black, discuss the surprising politics of the debate over...
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June 26, 2012
06/26/2012
New Global Report – Counting the Costs of the War on Drugs

New Global Report – Counting the Costs of the War on Drugs

Count the Costs has published a detailed 128 page report called ‘The Alternative World Drug Report: Counting The Costs Of The War On Drugs‘ that’s worth a read,...
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June 26, 2012
06/26/2012
Jodie Emery Speaks Out for Marijuana Legalization

Jodie Emery Speaks Out for Marijuana Legalization

Jodie Emery, wife of marijuana activist Marc Emery, gave a rousing speech at Toronto’s  ideacity conference on how marijuana prohibition laws are becoming as damaging in Canada as they...
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June 21, 2012
06/21/2012
Mayan 2012 Prediction Not What People Think

Mayan 2012 Prediction Not What People Think

This great pic is making the rounds across social media sites today.  I think both the Mayans and Anonymous may be onto something and true seers!
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June 11, 2012
06/11/2012
Weedists, We’ve Been Called out As Bitches (at the Polls)

Weedists, We’ve Been Called out As Bitches (at the Polls)

The American Prospect’s May 29th 2012 article on why politicians support the status quo on the War On Drugs has thrown down the gauntlet.  The essence of...
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June 9, 2012
06/09/2012
Period Pieces – Marijuana Prohibition Crime Dramas Coming to Hollywood in 2050

Period Pieces – Marijuana Prohibition Crime Dramas Coming to Hollywood in 2050

Picture this, it’s 2050 and Hollywood is in need of a ‘new’ genre for its struggling numbers. Since recycling of ideas is common, I’m sure there will...
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