by Duell Lauderdale Tomorrow, I am voting Yes on Amendment 3. I am also a conservative Republican. The amendment would change the Missouri Constitution to legalize marijuana for adults over age 21, allow individuals to grow their own marijuana, and set up a licensing scheme for legal sales of marijuana in Missouri. I believe that…
Not today, FDA! The cigar community just won a victory in court against a greedy, overgrown government that seeks to get its grubby paws into every aspect of American life. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Meheta of D.C. ruled that the FDA can’t enforce premarket regulations on premium cigars until they consider a more…
“Let’s talk about heroin. I’m pro…legalizing” That will likely get you as many strange and concerned looks at your family gathering as coughing around the dining table. Facing the difficult topic of drug legalization is retired police officer and current criminal justice reform lobbyist, Howard Wooldridge. Howard wears a shirt that boldly proclaims “Cops Say…
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 middle school student. Those facts alone are atrocious. To add insult to injury, the head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, Ed Mullins, claims that Majors was buying marijuana in the…
History was made on this day in 1933 when the 18th amendment was repealed, effectively ending America’s national prohibition of alcohol, erasing what could arguably be considered the most blatant attacks on personal liberty to come out of Progressive Era. The prohibition of alcohol may be one of the greatest examples in the 20th century…
President Donald Trump said he’s open to increasing the age for buying e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, but is resisting an outright ban, which he fears could fuel a black market. Trump on Friday convened public health advocates, federal officials, and tobacco executives and said, “Twenty-one, we are going to be doing,” regarding the minimum…
“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 government program that will grow bureaucracy and diminish individual liberty. The same knee-jerk mob reaction that pleads for the government to “f*cking do something” about gun control is the same…
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?” She and her husband have been fearful of the community authorities ever since September 17th when her home in Williamsburg, Missouri was raided by armed state and local law enforcement…
Audrey Conklin – JUUL Chief Executive Kevin Burns has stepped down and been replaced by tobacco company Altria Chief Growth Officer K.C. Crosthwait. – The decision comes as e-cigarette companies face backlash over possible safety concerns after a total of nine people have died in the U.S. in connection to a vaping-related illness. – University…
While marijuana plants grow to be sold in many states legally, offenders that were found to be growing it a bit too soon are wasting away in prison. One of those is a 79-year-old farmer who is currently serving time in federal prison for growing pot. In March of 2012, law enforcement came to Charles White’s…