A controversial California law, now in effect, will prevent minors charged with prostitution from being arrested by state authorities. An unbelievable though ostensibly well-meaning law in California took effect at midnight January 1st. Unfortunately, the bill could have some very unpleasant consequences for the very group it seeks to protect. SB-1322, authored by State Senator Read More…
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Good News: Washington Frozen Out of Syria Peace Plan
As the US mainstream media obsessed last week about Russia’s supposed “hacking” of the US elections and President Obama’s final round of Russia sanctions in response, something very important was taking place under the media radar. As a result of a meeting between foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, and Turkey last month, a ceasefire in Read More…
Landmark State Court Ruling Says THC in Blood is NOT Sufficient Grounds for DUI
Phoenix, AZ – A Court of Appeals in Phoenix delivered a ruling on Thursday that could set a precedent as legal systems grapple with the question of driving under the influence of cannabis. “Medical marijuana users cannot be convicted of driving while under the influence of the drug absent proof that they were actually impaired, the state Read More…
5 Blood-Boiling Cases Of Government Overreach
Every year the number of regulations, dictates, rules, decrees, guidelines, statutes, laws, and bylaws in the United States grows by leaps and bounds. Just look at the growth in the number of final rules contained in the Federal Register: Government Overreach Now it seems we can’t go a week without hearing a new story about Read More…
Ending the Prohibition of Enlightenment – UK Petition Moves to Legalize Magic Mushrooms
50 years ago legalizing recreational cannabis anywhere in the United States was farfetched – it was the kind of thing only freaks and hippies spoke of with any real measure of seriousness. Today it is our reality… time passes, things change, drugs get legalized. Slowly but surely, the people are winning Ronald Reagan’s “war on drugs.” Read More…
Putin Exposes Obama’s Lame Duck Attempt to Start a New Cold War by Refusing to Retaliate
Russian President Vladimir Putin broke with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — who had earlier vowed to expel 35 U.S. diplomats in response to the same move by the Obama administration — announcing Russia would not stoop to unilateral pettiness displayed by outgoing American leadership, stating: “We reserve the right to retaliate, but we will not sink Read More…






