Drug lord officially thanks drug warriors for making him rich
True story: Mexican drug lord officially thanks American presidents past and present for pushing the war on drugs and making him filthy stinking rich.Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera reported head of...
View ArticleGary Johnson at CPAC: Legalize pot
Here’s former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, at CPAC:Johnson is a good egg. No, scratch that, Johnson is a great egg. He is my favourite U.S. politician (followed by Jeff Flake and Ron Paul).Who has...
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Jodie Emery goes to Washington
Jodie Emery, entrepreneur, activist, and wife of Marc “Prince of Pot” Emery, appeared before the Washington state legislature to discuss Representative Mary Lou Dickerson’s House Bill 1550. The Bill...
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States rights? Sure.
Sometimes, supporters of states’ rights aren’t who you’d expect:The Volunteer is a libertarian news and views blog. To read more about The Volunteer, check out our About page.You can follow us on...
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Hypotcrisy: Do as I say, not as I do
In a few years time, we’ll look on this weird period in our history and laugh. We’ll think to ourselves, “isn’t it funny that every leading politician smoked pot, but none of them legalized it?”“Isn’t...
View ArticleR. v. Mernagh: Restrictions on possession and production of marijuana...
While everyone was busy thinking about the leaders debate, the Ontario Superior Court reached a decision in R. v. Mernagh invalidating as unconstitutional restrictions on the possession and production...
View ArticleFederal government appealling marijuana ruling
The Federal government will appeal the Ontario Superior Court ruling that struck down marijuana possession and production laws. I can hardly say that this is a surprise but I do hope that we can engage...
View Article“No Knock Raid” Redux
Read the reason article about the video here.Meanwhile, here’s the earlier version:
View ArticleCannabis Culture interview with Lindy
Yesterday, Cannabis Culture magazine published an interview I conducted with Lindy Vopnfjord. They wanted an interview because of Lindy’s most recent song, “No-Knock Raid” which went viral, and is...
View ArticleGary Johnson talks about drug legalization at CNN.com
In an op-Ed piece published by CNN.com, Republican Presidential candidate Gary Johnson writes about his support for legalizing marijuana:When I ran for governor of New Mexico in 1994, I promised to...
View ArticleJerry Agnar on harm reduction and the drug war
Jerry Agnar argues that the Canadian Harm Reduction Network cannot say that the drug war has failed and that harm reduction has worked. He claims that if you make the case that the drug war has failed...
View ArticleTim Hudak is bad because drugs are bad (mmkay)
PC Party leader Tim Hudak hits the nail on the head. When asked today if he had ever used marijuana he responded:“I lived a pretty normal life as a kid growing up so yes, I have. It’s been some...
View ArticleTim Hudak admits to smoking pot because it’s what normal people do
Hugh, below, already commented on this. But it’s so incredible, it’s worth repeating.The following things don’t make sense, when put together.Asked if he ever smoked pot, Tim Hudak, Ontario PC leader,...
View ArticleOne year later: Marc “Prince of Pot” Emery sentenced to five years in U.S....
Today is the one-year anniversary of Marc “Prince of Pot” Emery being sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison. Jodie Emery, his wife, posted the following comment on her facebook page:One year ago...
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Ontario Freedom Party leader Paul McKeever talks marijuana on The Arena
Paul McKeever, leader of the Ontario Freedom Party, went on Michael Coren’s The Arena yesterday to talk about marijuana and freedom. Here’s the video, with a little bit of snark on my part...
View ArticleDan Gardner: MP Vic Toews praised my anti-war on drugs articles
UPDATED BELOWDan Gardner, author and journalist and an all-around good egg, is rightly angry. In a series of tweets this morning, he’s attacking the tough-on-crime omnibus crime bill being put forward...
View ArticleThe Conservatives thinks that growing pot is worst than raping a child
Of course my title isn’t true. I am willing to bet that 99.9% of all Conservatives, much like 99.9% of all sane decent human beings, would agree that raping a child is worst than growing pot. So it is...
View ArticleMandatory minimums and plea bargains
Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the Conservative’s crime bill is the unwillingness to learn from what has happened in the United States. Plenty of evidence regarding the negative consequence of...
View ArticleFreedom of Religion should not be in our constitution
Federal Court Judge Michel Shore dismissed Christopher Bennett’s claim that, for him, marijuana is a holy sacrament and thus him smoking it is protected under the Charter as a freedom of religion....
View ArticleMarijuana problem: Parents do want it legal
Kelly Egan authored a column in the Ottawa Citizen that claims that “ordinary people” don’t want pot legalized. I suppose it Egan world “ordinary” is the minority of people because fifty-three per cent...
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