Marijuana IS safer than alcohol. But that’s not why it should be legal.
We shouldn’t regulate drugs because they are safe, we should regulate them because they are potentially harmful.
Tag Archives: drugs
Marijuana IS safer than alcohol. But that’s not why it should be legal.
We shouldn’t regulate drugs because they are safe, we should regulate them because they are potentially harmful.
Kentucky forcing pain patients to buy drug tests to prove prescription use
In Kentucky, a recent emergency law passed to curb prescription drug abuse known as the “pill mill bill” is teaching some users legal prescription drugs what it feels like to be called a “druggie” and be forced to prove their innocence.
NJ Gov. Chris Christie advocates a change in warehouses for “drug addicts”
What Gov. Christie and the rest of the “Kinder Gentler Drug Warriors” can’t comprehend is that most people who use drugs do so like most people who use alcohol: occasionally, responsibly, have a good time, and then go back to being productive members of society.
The Russ Belville Show #17 – A Texas Tale of Cocaine and Drunk Driving
Rant: The Republican Primary Loss of DA Pat Lykos over her “trace case” cocaine policy and DIVERT first-time DUI program shows a GOP disconnect from jurors who increasingly won’t convict over personal possession cases; Sam Chapman from Oregon SSDP on today’s push for more legalization signatures; live music from Del the Funky Homosapien at HIGH TIMES Bay Area Medical Cannabis Cup.
The Russ Belville Show #16 – Lifetime Achievement Award for Richard Lee
Footage of Richard Lee accepting the HIGH TIMES Lester Grinspoon Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bay Area Cannabis Cup; Rant: 2/3rds of the US population is subject to Border Patrol detention; music by J Boog.
NY Gov. Cuomo Urges Change in Marijuana “Stop-and-Frisk” Arrests
Sadly, the first major American city to decriminalize marijuana back in the 70’s is also the marijuana arrest capital of the world today. New York City has an ugly history of arresting people for small amounts of marijuana in the decriminalized city by stopping them and asking them to empty their pockets. The practice has become known as the “stop and frisk” and it’s practice has lead to overwhelmingly racist crime statistics in the Big Apple.
Children terrorized by Idaho police over dad’s bong sales
Idaho has some of the country’s harshest laws for marijuana consumers. Just being in a room where someone has pot – whether you see it or smoke it or not – is a misdemeanor worthy of three months in prison. Just being high in public is worth six months. Having one of those bongs – whether you’ve used it or not – is worth a year of your life.
