April 9, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- Some Oakland residents are furious that on the same day a gunman murdered seven people this week at the private Oikos University in the city, SWAT teams raided a different educational institution less than a mile away, where only peaceful activit...
Posts Tagged ‘marijuana’A political form of reefer madnessMonday, April 9th, 2012More Inmates today in US Prisons than in Stalin’s GulagSunday, March 25th, 2012John Seiler: Incredible. America now has more people in its stuffed prisons, 6 million, than were stuck in Stalin's gulag prison system. Reports Fareed Zakaria on CNN.com: "Is this hyperbole? Here are the facts. The U.S. has 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. That’s not just many more than i... Hemp pilot bill passes SenateThursday, June 30th, 2011 Ali Meyer: On June 29, the Senate passed Sen. Mark Leno's bill SB 676, which authorizes a pilot project for growing industrial hemp, a marjuana-related plant that provides useful products without the psychoactive properties of marijuana. The bill defines "industrial hemp" as an agricultural field ... L.A. Times Exhales Prop. 19Sunday, October 31st, 2010 John Seiler: I thought the L.A. Times was supposed to be "progressive" and "liberal"? Actually, they're an establishment, elitist, government-loving paper. As shown by their editorial opposing Prop. 19, which would legalize marijuana in California. It's the same position taken by the Chamber o... Blowing Smoke Against Prop. 19Friday, October 1st, 2010SEPT. 30, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Maybe the most controversial, certainly the most aromatic proposition on the November 2 ballot is Proposition 19, which would decriminalize marijuana. Not just for medical uses, but for use by any adult. Local governments would have the primary task of implementin... |