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A burger with bullets

Last night I was sitting at my computer playing a little on line poker when I thought I heard three rapid shots.After about 10 minutes the police arrived with lights but no sirens and were met with th

The American Way; Self-Government, Self-Medication!!

President Obama has won the Nobel Prize for Peace on promises of de-nuclearization.

David Evans nearly sent me over the edge

This is my response as written on cbsnews.com to Part 2 of the "discussion" between Judge James Gray and David Evans of the Drug-Free America Foundation. When I read the first part yesterday I was bothered by Evans but it was typical prohibitionist rhetoric. Today he made me irate.

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I had to take a few moments to calm down otherwise I might have said something that could have caused me some serious trouble.

Evans said that Gray called him a racist. Gray never implied or said that Evans was a racist. He did state the undeniable fact that war on "some" drugs treats the races unequally.

This statement from Evans shows he is either delusional or racist. I hope it is the former.

"Prohibition did not cause an increase in the overall crime rate but there was an increase in the homicide rate. However, the increase in homicides occurred mainly in the African-American community, and African-Americans at that time were not the people responsible for trafficking in alcohol."

Medical Use... why are we stuck like this?

Hello. My name is Anthony. I am an epileptic. My doctors have been trying to help me for a while now, switching from prescription to prescription, different doctor to a different specialist....

What Drives Medical Marijuana Prices In California?

When you take the time to look at what’s really going on with the suppliers of medical marijuana these days it’s no wonder that there is so much political opposition to medical marijuana dispensar

Docket No. DEA-331 reopened for public comment, new deadline is 11/27/09

The DEA issued an NPRM to place 5-MeO-DMT in Schedule I and has reopened the period for public comment because the first notice was defective.

So far one substantial objection has been posted which objects primarily on grounds the Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional rather than the sham findings for placement in Schedule I. I'll copy some of that argument below from PUBLIC SUBMISSION DEA-2009-0008-0007.1.

Shades of 1986 anti-crime bill

Senator Grassley's bold amendment to stifle any discussion or study of legalization is erriely similiar to the language in the infamous 1986 anti-bill crime bill that included the crack cocaine dispar

busted

My name is Jim Simmons,I live in Schuyler Co.Mo.,last week 10/30/09 I was over at a friends house,we were sitting in his kitchen talking wen all of a sudden all of these vehicles pulled in his drive,t

It's High Time We Legalize Marijuana and Hemp!

The War on Drugs is more than a colossal failure, it's a farce and a criminal conspiracy brewed up among a few politicians and business leaders for personal and corporate profit.

MSNBC--For Shame

Here's a quote from a recent MSNBC article about drug smuggling at the US/Mexico border (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33433955/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/from/ET):

BC bans anyone with out of province warrants from welfare rolls

The opposition released information today that the Provincial Liberal(super conservative)government plans to introduce legislation that would ban anyone with a criminal warrant from collecting social

Educate, Enlighten, ROCK the Powerful!

Downsize big government and save the American dream of self-government free of tyranny and oppression.

Searching for answers

I live in Licking County, Ohio- and until tonight, I had never heard of a case similar to mine.

When is enough enough?

The America we once were would have been enraged by the lack of attention our country pays to itself.

religous and racial bigotry

the elephant in the room regarding anti user (ilicid drugs) legislation (so called war on drugs) nationwide, is religous and racial bigotry, until this issue is confronted head on, no sane approach

Fishing ain't what it used to be

A man fishing near the Port Mann bridge caught hold of what must have felt like a very heavy but sluggish fish.After what must have been a mighty battle he wrestled his prize to shore.To what must hav

Legalise drug use as is the case for alcohol

I feed up with the high moral tone that most government take regarding their stance on enforcement. when alcohol is the main problem for society and a drug that is socially acceptable.

Scandalizing Leadership!

My fellow Americans, lovers of Liberty, we have been betrayed over the last century by scandalizing leadership creating this changeling America. Shame on them and us. Has Mr.

Update

TO: 111th U.S. Congress
Office of National Drug Control Policy