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Ron Paul also encourages you to fight for your right to party . Though Paul has never smoked weed, he knows that the war on drugs is bad for America. From BoingBoing

Pro-weed advocates need to start pushing this as a relief from menstrual cramps. We could get a whole army of menstruating women to march on Washington.

Ron Paul introduced the Industrial Hemp Farming Act on April 2, 2009. Excerpts: "Since 1970, the federal Controlled Substances Act's inclusion of industrial hemp in the schedule one definition of marijuana has prohibited American farmers from growing industrial hemp despite the fact that industrial hemp has such a low content of THC (the psychoactive chemical in the related marijuana plant) that nobody can be psychologically affected by consuming hemp. Federal law concedes the safety of industrial hemp by allowing it to be legally imported for use as food." "The United States is the only industrialized nation that prohibits industrial hemp cultivation ." "Industrial hemp is a crop that was grown legally throughout the United States for most of our nation's history. In fact, during World War II, the federal government actively encouraged American farmers to grow industrial hemp to help the war effort . The Department of Agriculture even produced a film ...

David Simon is the creator and writer of The Wire, the most honest portrayal of street life in urban Baltimore. Check it out . "A tale of corruption, despair, and betrayal as devastating as any Greek tragedy." "This is how an empire is eaten from within."

Yeah, this stuff happens when you live in a culture that refuses to talk about sex. Once again , if they really had a pair, they would refuse to pay their taxes. The Boston Tea Party Send a strong message. Stop paying your taxes. Your time in jail might give you charity to those who languish in prison for opposing other stupid laws . was illegal, and the participants would have been jailed if caught.

From Harvard professor, pot-head, Jeffrey A. Miron . Excerpts: "The U.S. and Mexican responses to this violence have been predictable: more troops and police, greater border controls and expanded enforcement of every kind. Escalation is the wrong response, however; drug prohibition is the cause of the violence . Prohibition creates violence because it drives the drug market underground. This means buyers and sellers cannot resolve their disputes with lawsuits, arbitration or advertising, so they resort to violence instead. Violence was common in the alcohol industry when it was banned during Prohibition, but not before or after ." "Prohibition has disastrous implications for national security. By eradicating coca plants in Colombia or poppy fields in Afghanistan, prohibition breeds resentment of the United States . By enriching those who produce and supply drugs, prohibition supports terrorists who sell protection services to drug traffickers." "The U.S. rep...

Legalizing marijuana has been in the news a lot lately. Here's a taste. It was the most popular question during Obama's recent online town hall . Obama said, " I don't know what this says about the online audience. We want to make sure it was answered. The answer is no — I don't think that is a good strategy to grow our economy." An article claimed that we are losing the War on Drugs . "We need law enforcement. But the heart of the matter is to bring back health, prevention, treatment, to the centre of drugs control." I agree. We don't lock up alcoholics unless they kill somebody. We need to help these people, not throw them in the slammer. A sober Paul debated a stoned-looking Baldwin brother. Stoner argued against weed, Paul for it. Glenn Beck claimed to be a Libertarian, had a condescending debate with Rob Kampia. Beck did say that medical marijuana is okay. Here's a propaganda cartoon with some good points and sickening bias. You ...