Benjamin Reinhart, a disgraced officer with Genesee County received some great news this week. Despite being caught up in a child sexual trafficking sting, he won’t have to go to jail and he won’t have to register publicly as a sex offender. Reinhart was “sentenced”...
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Who Did It Better, Trump or Obama?
by Peter R. Quiñones | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog
Now Trump wants to send the DoJ after users where Medicinal Marijuana is legal Trump Administration Wants to Resume Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users in States Where It’s Legal
Meds or a Cage: A Choice Nobody Should Have to Make
by Michael Maharrey | Feb 12, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
It blows my mind that some states still haven’t legalized medical marijuana. Actually, what really blows my mind that otherwise rational people believe that they have the right to lock people in a cage for consuming a plant. Maybe they aren’t so rational. I mean,...
Veterans Struggle To Gain Access To Medical Marijuana
by Patrick McKnight | Jul 6, 2019 | Blog
By Patrick McKnight Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana than other groups. Veterans suffer widespread...
News Roundup 11/7/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 7, 2018 | News Roundup
The Republicans retain control of the Senate. The Democrats win control of the House. Michigan voters legalize pot. Two additional states legalize medical marijuana. [Link] General Dunford says US troops will not come into contact with the migrant caravan. [Link] The...
A 12-Year-Old Is Suing Attorney General Sessions to Legalize a Medicine That Keeps Her Seizure-Free
by Rare | Nov 13, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Attorney General Jeff Sessions might be a little shocked at the latest lawsuit filed against the government. Alexis Bortell’s lawsuit to legalize medical marijuana was inspired by her move to Colorado a few years ago, reports Denver’s FOX 31. The 12-year-old was...
5 Reasons to Consider Rolling a Joint After Surgery!
by Dr. Jonathan Kaplan | Jul 24, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
It sounds crazy, I know. But regardless of your personal bent on the topic, marijuana use for medicinal purposes is now legal in 29 states plus the District of Columbia! That's a lot of places where patients can legally be prescribed, and then purchase medical...
Court strikes down ban on campaign contributions from medical marijuana licensees
by Jacob Huebert | Mar 27, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
A federal court has struck down an Illinois law that banned licensed medical marijuana businesses from making contributions to candidates PACs and other political committees. In a decision issued March 24, U.S. District Court Judge John Z. Lee ruled that the ban...
Opioid Deaths: Another Drug War Failure
by Steve Chapman | Mar 20, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice
Illicit drug use is an old phenomenon, and Jeff Sessions has an old solution: take off the gloves. "We have too much of a tolerance for drug use," the attorney general complained to an audience of law enforcement officials Wednesday, promising more aggressive...
08/30/03 – Alan Bock – The Scott Horton Show
by Scott Horton | Aug 30, 2003 | The Scott Horton Show
Philip Dru interviews Alan Bock about the invasion of Iraq. Mr. Bock is Senior Editorial Writer for the Orange County Register, and writes the column Eye On The Empire for Antiwar.com. He has also written the books Waiting to Inhale: The Politics of Medical...
04/12/03 – Alan Bock – The Scott Horton Show
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2003 | The Scott Horton Show
Philip Dru interviews Alan Bock about the invasion of Iraq. Mr. Bock is Senior Editorial Writer for the Orange County Register, and writes the column Eye On The Empire for Antiwar.com. He has also written the books Waiting to Inhale: The Politics of Medical Marijuana...
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Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition
By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...
The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
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