LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Zach Foster President Donald Trump was the target for sharp criticism after enacting a temporary, but ongoing ban of immigration from predominantly Muslim countries. While President Trump has certainly earned his share of criticism for hostility to immigration, Americans shouldn’t forget that the Democrat Party plantation hardly cares for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A Duterte administration official argued that suspected drug criminals are not human, and that’s why they can be killed without consequence. Amnesty International accused Filipino police officers of committing “crimes against humanity” in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs Wednesday. Amnesty reported that police shot and killed…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Well, this shouldn’t be terribly surprising, yet it’s still a shame. New Pew research has revealed that a large amount of police officers (close to one third) are actually just as against pot laws as American citizens are continuously growing to be. Despite this, as a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Because Putin is just such a swell guy, and a strong leader, he may in fact ban cigarettes for the coming generation of Russian citizens and beyond as a health measure. Who needs freedom of choice, right? According to Time: The Russian Health Ministry this week…
Listen to TLR’s Podcast! By Steve Birr GOP Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions argued Congress ultimately needs to change federal pot laws if Americans do not want him to crackdown on states’ rights, leaving uncertainty within the marijuana industry. Sessions, who started his confirmation hearing Tuesday for the post of attorney general, is a staunch opponent of…
By: Elias J. Atienza Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been one of the most ardent opponents fighting free trade. However, there is one product where he has become a proponent of trade; prescription drugs. Sanders has brought this issue up many times, often comparing it to importing tomatoes and lettuce from Mexico. He introduced an amendment to the…
by Steve Birr Marijuana advocates stand to secure major victories on election day as nine states gear up for ballot votes on legalization for recreational and medical purposes. Five states are putting recreational marijuana legalization on the ballot this November — California, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada — while an additional four states are voting…
by Jonah Bennett Soldiers in Alaska are officially banned from attending marijuana fairs, even though the drug is legal in the state, the Army stated Thursday. This ban applies to fairs and conventions and also extends to “hemp” products, as well, the Associated Press reports. The reason that 11,000 Alaska-based soldiers are banned from these sorts of events…
SWAT Team Breaks into Wrong Home Where Family with Small Children Reside by Aya Katz It could have been worse. Someone could have gotten killed, maybe even a child. But the most recent episode of the War on Drugs, in which a SWAT team broke into the wrong home, in Clifton, Mesa County, Colorado, this…
The War on Drugs’ Failure By Darnyell Wint Shawn Carter is widely known by his entertainment name “Jay Z.” He is also known by many as a former drug dealer. Recently, Carter narrated a short film that was featured in The New York Times called “The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail.” Carter states that…