Eapen Thampy has worked in politics and advocated to legalize cannabis for years. But now, he is among those who need the policies he advocates for to become reality. Currently, he is facing federal marijuana charges to which he has pled guilty. Over the years, Eapen has built relationships with an incredibly diverse number of…
As leftist politicians on Capitol Hill scramble to grab guns, Missouri legislators are making moves to help everyone keep them. Three bills filed in Jefferson City, this year, take aim at ensuring and expanding 2nd Amendment rights within the state. Two, if passed, will inhibit federal agencies from infringing on Missourians’ gun rights, and one…
Steven Sutherland was in the midst of a slow and painful death on the day authorities raided his rural Missouri home in 2015. Sutherland died alone in a prison cell on May 9, 2020. He was 59 years old with a birthday coming up on June 27th. He was found guilty of possessing marijuana and…
This Constitutional reform created an entire system of personal and commercial medical marijuana licensing which has been the focus of significant controversy after almost 90% of applicants were denied applications for cultivation, manufacturing, or dispensary licenses due to onerous restrictions in the Amendment 2 framework (now Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution). These restrictions are…
My father loves to tell jokes. Most of them are horrendously stupid and not funny. To make matters worse, he loves to repeat them, much to my chagrin. Because of this, I became fond of the phrase, “don’t beat a dead horse”, to rebut any attempt he would make to retell these terrible jokes. This…
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 of over 3,500 petitions for clemency from Missouri’s prison population. Since taking office in May of 2018, Parson has acted on just one of these cases. But Parson does not…
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…
Missouri legalized medicinal marijuana in 2019 and laws regarding marijuana are liberalizing nationwide. However, many people are still struggling under laws that seek to oppress the very behavior our society, state, and country have recently moved to legalize: marijuana use and possession. One of those victims is an elderly, sick Missouri man recently imprisoned and…
Police in Bolivar, Missouri searched the hospital room of Nolan Sousley on Wednesday night after getting a call that someone smelled marijuana in his hospital room. Police were unable to find any marijuana, and now both the city of Bolivar and the Bolivar Police Department are investigating the issue. Nolan is suffering from stage four…
Mormon Church Supports Medical Marijuana For Utah Joshua Gill on October 5, 2018 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints agreed to a compromise with lawmakers Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in Utah. Mormon leaders initially opposed legalization in a ballot initiative commonly referred to as “Prop 2,” on which Utah citizens will…