As long as the public at large refuses to truly care about law (e.g. ignore comments such as this one), they inevitably refuse to care about liberty at terrible societal risk and danger. Our nation has judicially grown into a…
As long as the public at large refuses to truly care about law (e.g. ignore comments such as this one), they inevitably refuse to care about liberty at terrible societal risk and danger. Our nation has judicially grown into a…
Prompted by: AP Style Alert: Don’t Capitalize Internet and Web Anymore (Slashdot) The mainstream media logically plays a major role in public informing, so is the main player involving the people’s right to know (obviously a critical right towards civility).…
Prompted by: Pot Matters: Massachusetts Officials Cop-Out (High Times) As a Massachusetts native and fan(nabis) of cannabis, I’m strongly helping press for yes on this important issue for public safety. Odds are that you aren’t from our state, but I…
Prompted by: Vermont Governor Calls CRMLA’s Proposal a “Bad Pot Bill” (The Daily Chronic) But, Shumlin warns, a proposed legalization initiative that is expected to go before voters in neighboring Massachusetts could cause “huge problems” for Vermont because it allows edibles…
Prompted by “President’s drug control budget is a first, but still a whole lot of wasted money”: http://www.drugwarrant.com/2016/02/presidents-drug-control-budget-is-a-first-but-still-a-whole-lot-of-wasted-money For years, those of us in drug policy reform have pointed out that, while the government talks about prevention and treatment, the…
Prompted by “Big Alcohol and Pharma are Paying Politicians to Block Marijuana Legalization”: http://www.thedailychronic.net/2016/52390/big-alcohol-and-big-pharma-are-paying-politicians-to-block-marijuana-legalization/ Politicians Are Being Bought By Big Alcohol, Pharma and Police Unions […] Not everyone is thrilled with the idea of marijuana being legally sold though, and…
Prompted by “Pot Matters: Prohibition and Entrapment”: http://www.hightimes.com/read/pot-matters-prohibition-and-entrapment If you don’t care about law, then you can’t care about drug policy or liberty. The following is frankly not a fun read, but a fundamentally critical one. When I repeat my…