Tag Archives: legalization

America’s 40 Year War on Drugs: It’s Time to Pull the Plug

For forty years, the United States government has been carrying out a war against its own citizens, as well as the citizens and governments of sovereign nations around the globe.  They wrongly identify it as the War on Drugs. This Friday, June 17th, is the 40th anniversary of the date when criminal and former President [...]

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Why the Internet Loves Marijuana

Question: Do you think marijuana should be legalized? Question: Why do you think the Internet loves marijuana? Question: What happened between Reddit and Condé Nast with respect to the Proposition 19 ads?

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How Weed Won the West

How Weed Won the West

We received an email last week asking us to participate in the screening of How Weed Won the West, a documentary set to debut this 4/20. While I haven’t contacted the Texas Hemp Campaign yet, I plan to see if they’d be interested in helping PassionRiver.com achieve their goal of 420 screenings on 4/20. How [...]

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Legalization: Coddling the “Me Generation” & Putting the Country at Risk

Legalization: Coddling the “Me Generation” & Putting the Country at Risk

Discovered this in our RSS feed this morning and wanted to provide our readers with the ability to comment on this ludicrous post from Cato Unbound. I think I understand why they keep comments closed on such posts.

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Daily Nebraskan: A Midwest Advocate

Daily Nebraskan: A Midwest Advocate

Marijuana is a mind altering drug, and not unlike its wet counterpart alcohol, it has the ability to unite or divide those discussing its place in American society. According to federal surveys, more than 70 million Americans over the age of 18 have smoked marijuana.

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Don’t Legalize Marijuana!

Don’t Legalize Marijuana!

Mr. James Cruise, you are misinformed and a prime example of why marijuana IS illegal in the United States.

“In 1612, the Native Americans taught John Rolf how to cultivate tobacco in Virginia. This commodity quickly grew into a thriving commercial enterprise.”

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Open Letter to the President: Legalization of Marijuana

Open Letter to the President: Legalization of Marijuana

The report shows that marijuana legalization — replacing prohibition with a system of taxation and regulation — would save $7.7 billion per year in state and federal expenditures on prohibition enforcement and produce tax revenues of at least $2.4 billion annually if marijuana were taxed like most consumer goods.

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