California ACLU Endorses Pot Legalization Measure
The California affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union announced Friday their endorsement of Proposition 19, the initiative on the November 2010 ballot to allow state regulation and taxation of marijuana.
Marijuana Busts: ‘Where The Money Is’ For Police
Marijuana is certainly not the most pressing crime problem in the United States — but local police departments, with chronic budget shortfalls, are concentrating more on pot busts than ever before, because “it’s where the money is,” according to one California sheriff.
France, Germany And The UK Cooperate With Countries That Torture
A report, published by Human Rights Watch yesterday, accuses France, Germany and the United Kingdom of sending the wrong message on torture by using foreign intelligence obtained under torture in the so called “war on terror”. The global ban on torture is a corner stone of international law for all nations either in peace or […]
Christian Conservative Politics: The Death Of Democracy
Religion missed the age of enlightenment; America and its Constitution did not. Do not let the conservative Christian nationalists, the Christian Reconstructionists, and the Dominionist Evangelicals rob this country of its freedom, liberty and Constitutional rights.
Vermont Gubernatorial Candidate Backs Pot Decriminalization
A gubernatorial candidate in Vermont has added his voice to the effort to decriminalize marijuana. Peter Shumlin, a Windham County state senator fighting his way through a five-part primary, said he is throwing his support behind the burgeoning decriminalization movement.
