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Debunking Drug War Propaganda

This insightful and comprehensive post, A guide to debunking Drug Warrior Talking Points from The Maple ThreeCanada thoroughly disarms the drug war propagandists’ major arguments for cannabis prohibition. On the “gateway drug” theory:
“…it is not marijuana’s pharmacological properties that serve as a gateway, but rather marijuana’s illegal status. Specifically in the process of illegally procuring [...]

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Texas Cannabis Crusade – Austin Rocks

Texas-Cannabis-Crusade-Poster-1, originally uploaded by Miss Barbara.
Congrats to Texas NORML for a fantastic job in organizing this event. It got some great media coverage locally in Austin. The story below from KEYE TV has two news telecasts included if you click the link.
Austin, TX – Hundreds protested for pot on the steps of the capitol today. [...]

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Oral Sex – Now Do I Have Your Attention?

My propaganda alarm went off this morning when I saw this provocative headline:
Oral sex, marijuana use linked to throat cancer
Wow, that’s quite a claim. I had to read more, especially since this story comes out of Nashville. Turns out, the cannabis use was only a “behavior associated with…” not a causality of the cancer. In [...]

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Barney Frank and Ron Paul Introduce Overdue Medical Cannabis Bill

I’m thrilled with Barney Frank’s social Libertarian leanings. Maybe Ron Paul can persuade him to the light side of the force. There is still good in him, I feel it.
For Immediate Release: April 18th, 2008Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act Introduced Yesterday in Congress
HR 5842 would reschedule marijuana for medical use, end federal interference in state [...]

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