They say politics is the art of the possible, so given the results, I’d say they are pessimists. Some of these posts pre-date my work in drug policy reform and demonstrate an interesting political evolution for a blue guy from a red state.
Join me starting November 1 for flashbacks to Marijuana Election Nights from 2006–2017. Re-live the ups and downs of recreational and medical marijuana votes.
Exorbitant increases in tobacco and vape taxes are prohibition by another means and will lead to the unintended consequences prohibition always entails.
Marijuana Election Night 2020 will be my tenth anniversary of producing an election night livestream dedicated to drug policy and criminal justice initiatives.
We have two criminal justice systems in Oregon. One for people like the Kitzhabers, and one for everyone else. Passing Measure 110 would ensure every person with drug problems gets the Kitzhaber system.
You think the 22nd Amendment protects us from Donald Trump serving more than two terms in office? Let me tell you about the “Eligible Vice President Loophole.”
The reason you don’t hear from voters on the issue is because the Idaho legislature in 2013 declared marijuana shall never be legal, even for medical use, and because in 2015 the governor became the first and only to veto legalization of CBD oil for epileptic kids.
With more and smaller districts blunting the impact of partisan gerrymandering and having members work from their home districts, more responsive to local issues and fewer constituents, less imposed upon by lobbyists, less shackled to always dialing for dollars, working longer weeks and making our selection of president more fair, there’s plenty of compelling reasons to adopt the principles of proportional representation set forth by our Founding Fathers.
Assembling an armed force cannot be a peaceable assembly. The presence of guns establishes that the ultimate say rests with the armed, rather than the side with the best arguments and most votes.