In my last Radical Rant, we tackled the common prohibitionist argument that we shouldn’t have a “third legal drug.” Today, let’s dance with what is the most popular argument for maintaining arrests for adult marijuana smokers, the plaintive wail &l… Read article here: High Times
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Radical Rant: The ‘No Third Legal Drug’ Anti-Marijuana Argument
Saying that we can’t legalize marijuana because alcohol and tobacco are already legal and cause terrible harm is like saying that we can’t create a youth badminton league because we already have youth football and soccer and they cause concussions. Read article here: High Times
Morgan Freeman’s Argument for Marijuana Legalization is Spot-On
Morgan Freeman's calm yet authoritative voice has unabashedly joined the fight for federal marijuana reform. Read article here: High Times
Md. Police Chief Cites Hoax in Anti-Marijuana Argument
In an over-zealous attempt to plead his case against the legalization of marijuana, Annapolis police chief Michael Pristoop stood before the Maryland legislature earlier this week citing statistics from a viral piece of news satire that reported 37 overdose deaths in Colo… High Times
The Conservative Pro-Pot Argument
If you want smaller government and you want the government out of people’s private lives, you need to support the legalization of marijuana. It’s the logically consistent viewpoint for a conservative. I write this in the leadup to the annual 4/20 marijuana marches where otherwise law-abiding citizens who consume, grow or trade the substance will […]