Just spending one day in the same house with my niece and nephew was exhausting. I don’t know how parents do it
Touche
Montana jury refuses to hear marijuana possession case
The tiny amount of marijuana police found while searching Touray Cornell’s home on April 23 became a huge issue for some members of the jury panel.
No, they said, one after the other. No way would they convict somebody for having a 16th of an ounce.
In fact, one juror wondered why the county was wasting time and money prosecuting the case at all, said a flummoxed Deputy Missoula County Attorney Andrew Paul.
District Judge Dusty Deschamps took a quick poll as to who might agree. Of the 27 potential jurors before him, maybe five raised their hands. A couple of others had already been excused because of their philosophical objections.
“I thought, ‘Geez, I don’t know if we can seat a jury,’ ” said Deschamps, who called a recess.
And he didn’t.
That is AWESOME. Pure case of real grown-up civil disobedience.
Props to them
(Source: slog.thestranger.com)
SNL Great Day Digital Short (via aaron)
There is a big difference between condoning marijuana use and protecting children from drugs. Decriminalization acknowledges the social reality of marijuana and frees users from the stigma of life-shattering criminal records. What’s really needed is a regulated market with age controls.
Separating the hard and soft drug markets is critical. As long as organized crime controls marijuana distribution, consumers will continue to come into contact with sellers of hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. This “gateway” is a direct result of marijuana prohibition.
Marijuana is safer than legal alcohol. It makes no sense to waste tax dollars on failed drug policies that finance organized crime and facilitate the use of hard drugs. Drug policy reform may send the wrong message to children, but I like to think the children are more important than the message.
Separating the hard and soft drug markets is critical. As long as organized crime controls marijuana distribution, consumers will continue to come into contact with sellers of hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. This “gateway” is a direct result of marijuana prohibition.
Marijuana is safer than legal alcohol. It makes no sense to waste tax dollars on failed drug policies that finance organized crime and facilitate the use of hard drugs. Drug policy reform may send the wrong message to children, but I like to think the children are more important than the message.
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Robert Sharpe, MPA, Policy Analyst, Common Sense for Drug Policy, Washington, D.C I don’t like drugs, but I am in favor of decriminalization of marijuana for these reasons. via zigziggityzoo: jonathan-cunningham: constantflux: savagemike: abcsoupdot (Source: willamettevalleynorml.org) |
Great advertising slogans of the 20th Century: ”Marihuana - The Drug That Causes The Smoker To Lose All Moral Restraint”
funny
Mickey Mouse and Medicine Man | erowid.org
“The following mini comic book was part of a promotional collaboration between Walt Disney and General Mills. It features Mickey and Goofy, two distinct psychoactive drugs, surreptitious dosing, a bad shaman, and a ‘talking’ elephant. When it was first produced, it was one of an 8-comic set that cost 15 cents plus one Wheaties-brand cereal box top.
“It is one of several psychoactive drug-related uses of Disney characters that in retrospect appear naive and inappropriate. This commercial, drug-positive use of characters designed for children raises a number of issues of historical interest.“The ethnocentric cultural references, including the representation of Africans and the superiority of American medications, stand out even against the odd amphetamines-are-good-for-you backdrop. It is notable that Mickey Mouse gives powerful drugs to two other characters without their knowledge or consent.”
via comicallyvintage
I don’t do drugs. If I want a rush I’ll get out of the chair when I’m not expecting it
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