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.
State Tax Worker Allegedly Steals Medical Marijuana Dispensary Tax Payments You’ve heard this story before. But this time, there’s a
SMOF & WATC Kill Vermont Legalization For years now, I’ve been writing about the only two weapons left in the
President Trump Requests More Money to Fight Drug War President Trump’s budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2018 includes
Meet Trump’s (Marijuana is a Gateway Drug to) Opiates Commission The opiate overdose crisis has reached epic proportions in the
Marijuana Legalization Is a Civil Rights Movement I spoke on a beautiful Atlanta morning at Washington Park this 4/20. I
The Babiest Step Forward Beats Prohibition Status Quo “If anybody asks you to sign or vote for any law that
The Evil Gay Sea Mammal of Mordor, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter In my last rant, I mentioned that today I
Oklahoma Shenanigans (Or: What’s the Point of Democracy?) Did you know that under current law, getting caught with any amount
Tell Congress to Let States Decide Their Own Marijuana Policies We, the People, call on the United States Congress to
When We Rise – Lessons for Marijuana Activism from LGBT Activism This week, ABC has broadcast a miniseries entitled When
Russ Belville 13047 SE Sherman St Portland, OR 97233 February 21, 2017 Sen. Floyd Prozanski Chair Senate Committee on Judiciary
The Most Compelling Reason to Legalize Marijuana Recently, researchers looked at some of the most common reasons given for supporting
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