Craig Boudreau California’s Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to know why more of his colleagues don’t support efforts to legalize marijuana. Newsom said that many of his colleagues say the so-called “war on drugs” as a failure, so he wonders openly why they don’t see the benefits of legalizing the drug, The Huffington Post reported Thursday. “What we’re doing to criminalize the…
Steve Birr Officials in Washington, D.C., have called for a regulated market for marijuana consumption and redefined the issue as a threat to public health and safety, in an effort to circumvent Congressional blocks to the District’s efforts to legalize the drug. The D.C. Department of Health released a July report calling on officials to…
Guy Bentley If you’re heading to Europe and looking to escape nannying rules on smoking, drinking, eating and vaping, the Czech Republic is the place for you. The Czech Republic is the freest country in Europe when it comes to choices people can make about what, where and when they consume their favorite vices,…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards hit Donald Trump after his strange endorsement of the non-profit in Thursday’s Republican presidential primary debate. Trump praised Planned Parenthood for providing healthcare to “millions of women” in the debate, but also said he would defund the organization because he’s pro-life. Richards wasn’t impressed. “You can say…
By Casey Bennett [dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]epublican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is under fire after an awkward video capturing a moment between himself and his daughter went viral. In the video, Cruz’s daughter can be seen visibly acting up while her father tries to give her a kiss goodbye. She whines repeatedly, a surly expression on her face,…
by Micah J. Fleck [dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]eather Hironimus is a saint. And I say that as someone without any present religious affiliation. I can say it because for the past year I have been covering her fight (and ultimate loss) against the government over her son’s bodily autonomy, seen the desperation of both she and her…