Don't Like Hippies?

Then legalize pot, like California is about to. The ex-hippies up there in the NorCal woods are terrified because they know it's going to to kill their economy.

Marijuana Reform Moving Forward in Two Dozen States

"Under [Seattle legislator Mary Lou Dickerson's] bill, marijuana would be sold in Washington state's 160 state-run liquor stores, and customers, 21 and older, would pay a tax of 15 percent per gram. The measure would dedicate most of the money raised for substance abuse prevention and treatment, which is facing potential cuts in the state budget. Dickerson said the measure could eventually bring in as much to state coffers as alcohol does, more than $300 million a year."

To put it bluntly, the people of Seattle aren't dummies. Between Boeing and Microsoft and all the companies in between, Seattle has the highest
average education level of any American city. And lots of other states are following the lead of cities that have already legitimized marijuana by taxing it, and doing what makes sense.

It's a question of liberty - who's better suited to decide what you're allowed to put in your body? The Federal government - or you?

Those Pro-Individual-Liberty Bastards in California

Well doesn't Libertarian flagship Reason magazine seem smug that marijuana legalization is coming up for a vote in California next year? For that matter, so am I. And so should you be. Why are so many on the right so eager to outsource our judgment of what's good or bad for us to the Federal government?

Schwarzenegger Suggests Opening Marijuana Discussion

Refreshing to hear a call for open discussion. He has the usual fears about problems associated with decriminalization. Fair question - but someone needs to tell Schwarzenegger, and California voters, about Portugal, where all drugs were decriminalized in 2001 with a net decrease in crime and associated costs (no,
not just by definition).