Is This the Beginning of the End for the War On Drugs?
When thinking of war, some recall being on a battlefield with the deafening sounds of gunfire and bombs exploding around them, while others remember the...
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Government Fail: Missouri Legislature Contradicts Itself in the War on Drugs
by Aaron A.
Tuesday, the Missouri legislature passed SB 63, which upon receiving Gov. Mike Parson’s signature, will create a state-run prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). The push for...
Forced to Become a Medical Refugee, Abby Rowe Can Finally Come Home
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...
Inmate to Advocate: One Man’s Fight For Victims of The War On Drugs
Weldon Angelos was sentenced to 55 years in prison for a marijuana offense in 2002. In May of 2016, President Obama commuted his sentence. Angelos...
Terminally Ill Missouri Man Convicted of Marijuana Possession Dies Alone in Prison
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...
Howard Wooldridge: Cops Say Legalize Heroin
“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...
It’s Time to Get Stoned: Five Rocking ‘n Rolling Songs For Libertarians
It could easily be said that The Rolling Stones are one of the greatest rock ‘n roll bands of the 1960’s and ’70s. For their...
Why Prescription Drug Monitoring Can’t Battle Addiction: An Addict’s Perspective
by Aaron A.
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...