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Activism

The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division's official Twitter feed announced Friday evening. That means voters in three Western states will vote on versions of marijuana legalization this year. The other two are Colorado and Washington.

The Drug War is over. The U.S. government hasn't stopped arresting people for using pot and other illicit substances. But no one seriously believes Washington is going to "win," whatever that means. The Drug War is on autopilot, with American politicians afraid to admit the obvious.

President Barack Obama Monday signed into law a bill banning the synthetic drugs known popularly as “bath salts” and “fake weed.” The language barring the substances was inserted into the Food and Drug Administration safety bill passed last month by the Congress. The bill targets 31 specific synthetic stimulant, cannabinoid, and hallucinogenic compounds. Marketed underRead More
Arts & Entertainment

Oliver Stone is a puzzling phenomenon, but on balance we’re better off having him than not having him. While I agree with a lot of Stone’s political opinions, even at the nuttier edges, I don’t think his espousal of various left-wing causes is all that important when it comes to the goodness or badness of his films.
Activism

Oregon could well be the third state to end up with a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot after supporters of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) said they had handed in more than 165,000 signatures by today's deadline. Marijuana regulation and legalization initiatives have already qualified for the ballot in Colorado and Washington.
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