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NORML.ORG CN ON: Right-Wing Reefer

In his law student article, Tory said that he favoured decriminalization of pot, thought it was “absurd” to throw marijuana traffickers in jail and even mused about selling it as a legal product like alcohol.

Tory said yesterday that he still believes it’s unfair to give someone the stigma of a [...]

Royal Wins French Socialists’ Nomination - New York Times
Segolene Royal won her Socialist Party’s nomination for the French presidency Thursday, a crucial step in her bid to become France’s first female chief executive.
The win means Royal will avoid a possibly divisive second round ballot against former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius and former Finance Minister Dominique [...]

Community responds to Taser use in Powell

[...] according to a study published in the Lancet Medical Journal in 2001, a charge of three to five seconds can result in immobilization for five to 15 minutes, which would mean that Tabatabainejad could have been physically unable to stand when the officers demanded that he do [...]

Yesterday a student leaving a library at UCLA was tasered by Campus Police for not showing identification on command.
Judging by the news article posted here, the story basically breaks down like this: The kid either didn’t have or refused to show ID. If he had it on him, I don’t see why this whole situation [...]

Italy eases ‘personal use’ cannabis limits - New Zealand’s source for oddstuff - strange, weird & bizarre news on Stuff.co.nz
“I’ve planted some marijuana seeds in the flower beds in the chamber of deputies’ courtyard. And they’ve already started sprouting over the last few days,” said Communist Refoundation lawmaker Francesco Caruso.Caruso, also a well-known figure in [...]

Dalai Lama appeals for amnesty for Saddam Hussein :: Lobsang Wangyal.com
The Dalai Lama commended the stand of the European Union, who opposes the death penalty, and who calls on Iraq to refrain from carrying out the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein.The Dalai Lama feels that any criminal activity can be prevented in society without [...]

South African Parliament Approves Gay Marriages - New York Times

The new law allows both heterosexual and same-sex couples to register their unions either as marriages or civil partnerships. But in a concession to critics, it also allows civil officers to refuse to marry same-sex couples on the basis on conscience. Ms. Judge, the gay [...]

Canada profs win right to smoke pot - CNN.com
“It took Professor MacLean a season, three full months, to get a similar accommodation and I believe that in Canada now, we should hope that the next person who gets the accommodation should not take more than a month,” Hutchinson told Reuters.
MacLean says the three-month response time [...]

For Evangelicals, Supporting Israel Is ‘God’s Foreign Policy’ - New York Times

Tell them “to let Israel do their job” of destroying the Lebanese militia, Hezbollah, Mr. Hagee said.
He called the conflict “a battle between good and evil” and said support for Israel was “God’s foreign policy.”
I’m not a Biblical scholar. Far from it.. but wouldn’t [...]

“The problem with most efforts to legalize pot is that they’re too subtle. The creators and supporters seem to believe that in order to do create change you have to inch your way toward it and, at the last minute, pull a fast one on the conservative right, giving way to more comprehensive and progressive laws down the road.”