by James Bovard. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finalizing regulations that could ban the sale of most of the cigars currently available in the United States. The FDA
last year uncorked a 241-page, 70,000 word barrage of proposed
restrictions on the sales and marketing of tobacco products. Some
congressmen are pushing back against the ... MORE
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Showing posts with label prohibition. Show all posts
The Nanny State Sets Its Sights On The Stogie Set
by James Bovard. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finalizing regulations that could ban the sale of most of the cigars currently available in the United States. The FDA
last year uncorked a 241-page, 70,000 word barrage of proposed
restrictions on the sales and marketing of tobacco products. Some
congressmen are pushing back against the ... MOREPot Prohibition: Unscientific, Unconstitutional & Unjust
by Jacob Sullum. A few days before the House of Representatives passed a federal ban on marijuana in June 1937, the Republican minority leader, Bertrand Snell of New York, confessed, “I do not know anything about the bill.” The Democratic majority leader, Sam Rayburn of Texas, educated him. “It has something to do with something that is ... MOREForfeiture Funds Used To Oppose Marijuana Legalization
by Ray Stern. For a narco cop, freedom is bad for business. A law-enforcement task force in Yavapai County cut a $50,000 check from RICO funds to a substance-abuse group dedicated to fighting marijuana legalization in Arizona, New Times has learned. The deal between the Yavapai County-based Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking ... MOREIn Surprise Move, Puerto Rico Legalizes Medical Marijuana
by Daniel Kreps. In a surprise move, Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro García Padilla
signed an executive order legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the
U.S. territory. The order, which was heavily debated in Puerto Rico
since 2013 but never put to a public vote, went into immediate effect.
The Caribbean island joins 23 other U.S. ... MOREWant To Fix Baltimore? End The Drug War
by Christopher Ingraham. No, The Wire does not explain what's happening in Baltimore this week, as my colleague Alyssa Rosenberg wrote yesterday. Still, the show's creator and former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon knows a lot more about the city than most of us. And in a wide-ranging and riveting interview with The Marshall Project ... MORESupremes Rule 6-3 That Police Cannot Prolong Traffic Stops In Order To Instigate A Search By A Drug-Sniffing Dog
Fourth Amendment holds on by narrow margin. Rejecting the idea that some violations of the Constitution are insignificant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that police may not extend the time needed to conduct an ordinary traffic stop in order to subject the vehicle and its occupants to an examination by a drug-detecting dog unless ... MORE
The Beginning Of The End Of The War On Drugs
by Ryan Cooper. 50 years of failure is enough. One of the many depressing aspects of the 2004 election was the crushing defeat of pro-gay marriage forces. Republican operatives, cynically stoking turnout with outright lies, put gay marriage bans on the ballot in 11 states, every one one of which was passed overwhelmingly. So it's jarring that gay ... MOREMeet Chuck Schumer, The Next Senate Minority Leader
by Nick Gillespie. A partial listing of some of things that the NY political hack has tried to ban. It's long been said that the most dangerous place in Washington is between Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and a TV camera. With news of the resignation of the historically awful Sen. Harry
Reid (D-Nev.), the odds are good that Schumer will now ascend ... MOREThese 8 States Could Be Next For Marijuana Legalization
by Andrew Meola. The times, they are a-changin' for marijuana, as longtime prohibition laws risk going up in flames. The New York Times advocated for legalization of pot at a national level last
year, arguing that the "social costs" of the current prohibition laws
are vast -- unreasonable prison sentences, a judicial system skewed
against minority ... MOREZero Tolerance For Common Sense: Kid Was Expelled And Charged For Bringing Pot To School, Even Though He Didn't
by Robby Soave. Administrators at a middle school in central Virginia suspended a sixth-grader last September for one-year after discovering a marijuana leaf and a lighter in his backpack. The sheriff's department became involved as well and filed drug possession charges against the 11-year-old boy. Months later, prosecutors had to drop the ... MOREHow Weed Will Eventually Become Legal In The U.S.
by Josh Voorhees. A trio of high-profile senators this week unveiled a package of drug reforms
that would effectively end the federal war on medical marijuana once
and for all. The bill, from Republican Rand Paul and Democrats Cory
Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand, wouldn’t legalize medical weed across the
country, but it would remove ... MORE
6 Ridiculous Myths About Legal Internet Gambling Busted
by Michelle Minton. Should the United States government ban online poker? One billionaire casino owner thinks so. In the quest to convince Americans that they shouldn't be able to do what they want with their own money in their own homes, proponents of the ban have spent big bucks and spread big lies. Below are some of the biggest whoppers. ... MOREMarijuana Federalism Is Principled And Popular
by Jacob Sullum. At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last month, Ted Cruz responded to a question about marijuana legalization in Colorado by endorsing a federalist approach to the issue. "I actually think this is a great embodiment of what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called 'the laboratories of democracy,'" the Texas ... MORE
Historic Bill To Legalize Medical Marijuana Introduced
by Niraj Chokshi. Rand Paul is a co-sponsor. The historic medical marijuana bill a trio of senators plan to unveil on Tuesday has a bit of something for everyone. The bill, which activists describe as a first for the Senate, would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana and implement a number of critical reforms that advocates of ... MORERadley Balko: Another Day, Another Drug War Fatality
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Pot suspect shot in the face by cops in his own home. Meet Derek Cruice, your latest collateral damage in the drug war:A
deputy shot and killed an unarmed man while attempting to serve a
narcotics search warrant in Deltona, according to the Volusia County
Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said deputies were entering the
home on Maybrook ... MORE
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