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Radical Rant: Part Two of Russ Belville’s Top 10 Myths About California’s Prop 64
Earlier this week I went off on the many irresponsible and often untrue things said about Prop 64, the…
October 14, 2016
Radical Rant: Top 10 Myths About California’s Prop 64 (With Footnotes!)
Medical marijuana ain’t legal marijuana. This misunderstanding of the law is at the crux of too many Californians’…
October 11, 2016
Radical Rant: Fear and Loathing in Sacramento
In my writing, I am usually reticent to invite any comparison to Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Not just…
October 7, 2016
Radical Rant: Haters—They’re Just Gonna Hate
I have my share of critics. No, wait. Haters. I have my share of haters. Critics would, by…
October 4, 2016
Radical Rant: Arkansas Learns a Sober Truth From the Blackjack Table
Covering the news and polls on two medical marijuana initiatives in Arkansas reminds me of how I learned…
September 27, 2016
Radical Rant: Will This Be the Last Boston Freedom Rally Under Prohibition?
I’ve just returned from this weekend’s 27th annual Boston Freedom Rally. Once again, we filled the Boston Common…
September 20, 2016
Radical Rant: Let’s Retire “Black Market” From Our Vocabulary
I was in a Facebook discussion with my fishing buddy, Mike Boutin, where he had posed many thoughtful…
September 16, 2016
Radical Rant: Marijuana Is Safer Doesn’t Mean Other Drugs Are Dangerous
Marijuana legalization is well on its way to mainstream acceptance. We’ve convinced over half the people that it…
September 13, 2016
Radical Rant: Americans Perceiving Less Harm from Marijuana Are Finally Getting It Right
Recently, a study from the British medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry got a lot of coverage in the…
September 6, 2016
7 States Most Likely to Legalize Weed This November
This November, a record 10 states will be voting on either medical marijuana or marijuana legalization for adults. Judging…
August 30, 2016