Ron White was interviewed by Rock 100.5 in Atlanta on his arrest for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Ron isn’t contrite about what happened. In the four part interview he discussed his medical marijuana use and the current priorities of law enforcement. He makes the point that in order to arrest him, Florida police [...]
Roane County (TN) School District is drug testing student athletes in violation of state law.
Alert – American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee: “The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN)today sent a letter to the Roane County school district demanding a stop to the random drug testing of student athletes which is in clear violation [...]
Ron White asserts that he is a medical marijuana user, this comes after his arrest for simple possession of 3 grams of cannabis and a glass pipe. An anonymous tipster narced out The Tater and police sprang into action. This is freaking ridiculous and completely conflicts with Drug Czar John Walters assertion that people don’t [...]
The Cato Institute is having a forum on so-called “No-Knock” raids. Details below. Sorry, the stream is only available in RealMedia format, gross.
Cato Institute: Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine? (Policy Forum): “Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine?
POLICY FORUMThursday, September 11, 20084:00 PM (Reception To Follow)
Featuring Cheye Calvo, Mayor, Berwyn Heights, Maryland, Radley [...]
This story from Chicago saddens me, but is not surprising. When the passive aggressive use the force of government to exact their revenge the results can be deadly. In this fortunate instance the tables were turned.
Chicago officer charged in frame job: “Bogdan Mazur, who is in the midst of a divorce, tried to set up [...]
Apparently dogs weren’t able to be trained at Mark H. Luttrell Correctional Center because of a lack of air conditioning. Apparently in Tennessee we’ll cage women in boxes not suitable for animals. I wish people would wake up and understand that the war on drugs is an affront to human rights.
Tennessee Women’s Prison to again [...]
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Prosecutors and judges often have to deceive jurors in order to win medical marijuana prosecutions. By omitting relevant facts and disallowing testimony of witnesses, jurors are often tricked into believing individuals running legitimate businesses are running criminal enterprises. Now two jurors in California are fighting back.
The Modesto Bee – Second thoughts and a new pot [...]
Possession of a plant can not only cost you your right to vote, it can also disqualify you from public service.
Commercial Appeal – Felony arrest ends Pearson’s bid for Bartlett post – The Shelby County Election Commission ruled that Steve Pearson III, who filed to face Young in the Nov. 4 election, did not [...]
I read this news story: Morocco destroyed a 2,736 hectare cannabis farm. That’s an area almost 20 times the size of Overton Park*. That’s an unreal bust, and yet supply for the United States in the coming year won’t be diminished. We’re the country with the greatest marijuana consumption in the world.
I saw this story [...]