NPR Asks: What If Marijuana Were Legal?
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009They ask Willie Nelson and others how the world would be different.
Archive for the 'Drugs' Category
Kellogg’s: Phelps Marijuana Smoking Not the Issue
Friday, February 13th, 2009As suggested by Chris Brunner on Lew Rockwell’s blog, I wrote an email to Kellogg’s Chief Marketing Officer Mark Baynes about my discontent with their cutting off Michael Phelps as a spokesman after his marijuana picture surfaced. Here is the reply I received, 58 minutes later: “Dear Ms [Libertarian Girl] Thank you for your note [...]
Testing the Limits of Federalism
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008What happens when a city passes a law that violates a state law– a state law which, in turn, violates federal law? In a case that has “long legal battle” written all over it, Sausalito, California might just find out. It’s banned medical marijuana dispensaries, establishments approved by both state and city voters by referendum– [...]
Maybe Sarah Palin’s Right About That Liberal Media Bias
Friday, October 3rd, 2008I don’t like Sarah Palin that much (not nearly as much as some people do anyway), and I don’t like Joe Biden, D-MBNA. Having said that, I don’t see how anyone could think Biden won the debate last night. There is no doubt that Joe Biden is more articulate than Sarah Palin. However, almost nothing [...]
No Car, No Murder
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007I’m consistently amazed at how The New York Times leaves the most interesting and relevant details to the end of their articles. I first noticed this shoddy journalism a few months ago with the story of the breastfeeding medical student who got a court to rule that she needed extra break times during a board [...]
Help the Environment: Legalize Marijuana
Saturday, December 1st, 2007Via Andrew Sullivan (with credit to Utne), I’ve learned that not only is marijuana California’s largest cash crop by far, but growing it illegally is devastating to the environment. The obvious solution is to legalize marijuana. Why legalize marijuana? Why not just make it illegal and attempt to arrest all these renegade marijuana growers and [...]