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Deep Thoughts

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On September 29, 2014
That the move toward more tobacco prohibition than anytime in U.S. history coincides with the move toward ending prohibition on marijuana is endlessly fascinating to me, and I suspect to anyone familiar with humanity's complex relationship with body-altering substances.

Crack Babies

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On May 20, 2013

Hardly surprising that the crack babies "epidemic" in the 1980s was based on poorly designed scientific studies and really was just another tool in white backlash tool box to blame.

Horror and Pornography

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In Robert Farley
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On January 10, 2013
I hesitate to link to this; take care, because it's a genuinely horrible story of the death of a small child.Β  Newspapers acquire, justified or not, reputations for certain kinds of stories. The Lexington Herald Leader, it seems, almost invariably has some terrible tale of...

Good News

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On December 14, 2012

I'm not saying an interview on Barbara Walters means a whole lot here, but Obama saying he would not go after Washington and Colorado for legalizing marijuana is a good.

Let It Go

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On December 7, 2012
The Obama Administration needs to let Colorado and Washington have their legal marijuana. Just let it go. The Obama Administration has pretty much let the DEA do what it wants around marijuana, largely I think because Obama just doesn't care and doesn't want to waste...

Today in the War on Drugs

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On June 29, 2012
Schools and camps are banning sunscreen because it is an over the counter drug or something: But sunscreen rules are common. They typically stem from state and local policies that stop kids from bringing any drug β€” including non-prescription drugs β€” to school, says Jeff...

More Rush

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On March 2, 2012

This seems a good time to post this song by the great and utterly unknown songwriter Buddy Tabor, who paints houses in Juneau and writes amazing songs. This is not.

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