SchwartzReport: Feds Lie, Marijuana Good… Could Marijuana Plus 9/11 Plus Unemployment Plus Wanton Wars Lead to Electoral Reform?

I think this essay is stating the truth. I have read stuff coming out from the government on the subject of marijuana so flagrantly wrong that it has to be deliberate. Nobody speaking truthfully about the present state of research could possible make those statements. The Feds Are Incapable of Telling Truth About Pot PAUL …

Berto Jongman: US Child Labor Common in Tobacco Industry – Growing Marijuana Instead Would Be Good for Children

US tobacco child labour criticised in report By Aleem Maqbool BBC News, Kinston, North Carolina Children have been farming US tobacco fields for generations. But a new report from Human Rights Watch says the practice is dangerous and in need of reform. It may be later than usual because of the harsh winter, but just …

Yoda: FINALLY — Federal Government Kills One Canary with Marijuana Overdose

Here’s An Updated Tally Of All The People Who Have Ever Died From A Marijuana Overdose With recreational pot now for sale in Colorado and widespread confusion over a recent satirical story that jokingly claimed 37 people had already died of a marijuana overdose, we figured it might be about time to update our weed …

Yoda: Washington DC Decriminalizes Marijuana – End of Rule by Secrecy and “Because I Said So” Looms

Wisdom, this is. Marijuana Decriminalization in U.S. Capital Passes Council By William Selway Bloomberg News, March 04, 2014 The Washington city council voted to decriminalize marijuana consumption in private homes, adding the nation’s capital to a growing list of states that have loosened sanctions for using the drug. The council today approved reducing the punishment …

SchwartzReport: Banks Launder Billions for Cartels but No Accounts for Legal Marijuana Vendors

You have probably noticed in stories about Colorado that the newly legal Marijuana business is run on a cash only basis because banks will not provide banking services. And you may remember the piece I ran the other day about how the government secretly was in league with one of the major Mexican drug cartels. …