Prison Term for a Seller of Medical Marijuana

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the owner of a marijuana dispensary to a year in prison, a sign that providers of medical marijuana still face the possibility of jail time despite the Obama administration’s promise not to prosecute them if they comply...

NPR: What if Marijuana Were Legal - more prohibitionist rhetoric

They were promoting it all day long. Since April 20th, or 4/20 has become somewhat of an unofficial holiday for pot smokers around the country, National Public Radio's All Things Considered announced they would acknowledge this day by taking a look at the issue of cannabis...

Marijuana legalization supporters say bill could save billions

Supporters of a bill to regulate marijuana for recreational use are saying the bill would help close the gap on California's continual budget deficit. " The Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, last month,...

Some Calif. clerks to refuse all marriage ceremonies to protest gay weddings

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHow refreshing that two Marriage official in California have decided for themselves that Gay Marriage is wrong, and will refuse to officate. This despite a ruling into...

Puffing Towards Legalization

Close to 1000 cannabis enthusiasts gathered at College Park in Toronto yesterday for a "Puff, Puff, Protest" calling for the legalization of marijuana.Originally started in California in the early 1970's, the...

Elvira Arellano already was deported to Mexico (use google translation tool)

"The activist pro immigrant Elvira Arellano already touched Mexican earth. Towards the 10 p.m. was given by the agents of the Office of Control of Immigration and Customs (IT HOISTS) to civil employees of the...

Greatest underground discovery since Tutankhamen’s tomb

A friend, Walter, just sent me a link to On Marijuana, a site dedicated to all lovers of Italian opera.Actually, not. There's a spectacular story there on the most unbelievable grow op you have ever seen -...

Toronto prostitutes seek legalization of sex trade

Three Toronto area prostitutes are challenging the constitution for laws that govern the sex-trade. They argue that these laws put their lives at risk. Although prostitution is not explicitly illegal in Canada,...

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

Immigration In Spotlight In Jersey's Senate Race

New Jersey is thousands of miles from the border with Mexico, but a recent poll suggests illegal immigration is a top issue in the state's U.S. Senate campaign.

Hastert Ready to Head to Border, Says Immigration Act Must Solve Entry Problem

"Rep. Dennis Hastert, the top lawmaker in the House of Representatives, said Thursday as he prepared for a two-state tour of the Mexican border that immigration legislation must first "solve the problem" of illegal entry into the United States." Copy & Click this...

Hearings deepen divide

"chances of achieving a bicameral consensus by November continued to dwindle"

*Traitors R Us*

"Traitors R Us threw a bizarre hissy fit over House Speaker Dennis Hastert's decision to hold hearings on the Senate's amnesty bill"

House heats up over immigration

"In addition to believing that failure to enforce the law is unfair and a betrayal, the American people have lost faith in the honesty of our leaders. Americans think we are being lied to"

How Unskilled Immigrants Hurt Our Economy

A handful of industries get low-cost labor, and the taxpayers foot the bill.

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