Category : The War on Drugs
Marijuana Legalization and The Crisis of Clemency in Missouri
by Nathan Mark
The state of clemency in Missouri is in total disarray. Recently, the Kansas City Star reported that Governor Mike Parson is sitting on a backlog...
Why Prescription Drug Monitoring Can’t Battle Addiction: An Addict’s Perspective
by Aaron Abel
With the new year approaching comes another year in which state legislators (especially in Missouri) will try to address an ongoing problem facing the nation...
NYC College Student Stabbing: Reefer Madness Murder?
College freshman Tessa Majors was brutally stabbed to death last week in a New York City park. The NYPD believes her murderer is a 13-year-old...
Up in Smoke: Prohibition of Cigars and Pipes is a War on Self-Ownership
The government’s war on tobacco continues to rage with it’s latest assault, H.R. 2339, which, if signed into law, would effectively outlaw the online sale of...
Have A Drink, Prohibition Stinks: Remembering the Tyranny of Prohibition
History was made on this day in 1933 when the 18th amendment was repealed, effectively ending America’s national prohibition of alcohol, erasing what could arguably...
John McAfee Tutorial: What to Do If a Cop Plants Drugs on You
Libertarian Presidential Candidate John McAfee posted a video on Twitter Thursday giving advice on what to do if a cop plants illegal drugs on you....
History Rhymes: From The War on Drugs to The War on Guns
“Somebody f*cking do something” screamed Kacey Musgraves at Lollapalooza music festival. Gun control is fashionable at the moment. But in reality, it is just another...
Missouri Republican Congressional Candidate Raided for Marijuana Grow
Anxious. Stressed. Constantly looking outside your window for unwanted guests. This is how US Congressional candidate Adela Wisdom answered my question of “How are you?”...
Want to Solve the Vape Crisis? End Marijuana Prohibition
by Guest Post
The “Great Vape Scare of 2019” is well underway, as more than 380 people have been diagnosed with a severe lung condition that has been...
Trump Moves to Ban Vapes and E-Cigarettes
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it was preparing to ban flavored e-cigarettes along with all flavored non-tobacco vaping products, according to USA Today. “We...