The New York Times describes the battle between the growers of marijuana in the mountains of California and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. In eighteen raids, the officers have netted 225,000 plants but have made zero arrests. Recently, illustrating the bicoastal profitability of this illegal enterprise, police in New England arrested a dozen people who they claim are responsible for sixty billion dollars of marijuana trade.
Aside from the obvious absurdity of continuing this ridiculously futile prohibition against pot, I had a brilliant idea while imagining a time when growing marijuana will be legal and regulated and taxed. Full story...
At the National STD Prevention Conference on Wednesday, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) released some astonishing data regarding rates of infection among MSM (Men who have Sex with Men).
An interesting image I stumbled across in a collection of WWII sailor memorabilia. I guess it's anchors aweigh at sea and bottoms up on land.
I was in Athens last week, and on Friday there were massive protests against the proposed austerity package the socialist government proposed in order to get Germany and France to back their outstanding debt.
Editors' Note: Guest blogger Ryan Secord is a recent graduate from Michigan State University where he studied political science and journalism.
Nothing that comes out of Janet Porter's (formerly Janet Folger) mouth surprises me at this point.
Good news is that this is being introduced. Let's see if, unlike ENDA, DADT repeal, and the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, this one actually gets a vote in the House:
Two House Democrats are backing a bill that would outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the area of housing.
We have a new ENDA co-sponsor in the Senate: Senator Jim Webb of Virginia. This confirms the previous information we had that he would be supporting the bill.
The Oklahoma Senate is trying to subvert the Federal Hate Crimes Bill (Matthew Shepherd Act) that was passed last year.
Even Supreme Court justices need an occasional bitch slap from their sassy gay friends....
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"Itawamba school officials are trying to turn Constance into the villain who called the whole thing off, and that just isn't what happened.
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