Talkback! and Letters to the reader
- February 25th, 2009
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Marijuana Enthusiasts React
Paul Blake got an arrow splitting bull’s-eye [“Sheriff Leon Lott Should Stop the Politicking,” Feb. 12, 2009). Cannabis (marijuana) is arguably safer than beer, wine or whiskey. Cannabis prohibition is nothing more than government subsidized discrimination. It’s time to treat cannabis prohibitionists like vampires. Truthfully,
Stan White, Dillon Colorado
Olympian Michael Phelps is in good company. The list of professional athletes caught using marijuana is long. Could it be that drug warriors have been lying about marijuana’s health impact? They’ve definitely been lying about the deterrent value of marijuana prohibition.
The U.S. has higher rates of marijuana use than the Netherlands, where marijuana is legally available to adults over 18. Marijuana prohibition is built on lies, beginning with the “reefer madness” myths of the 1930’s and continuing to this day with government anti-drug propaganda masquerading as science. As an admitted former pot smoker, President Obama no doubt knows the truth about marijuana. Truthfully, marijuana is easily the least harmful recreational drug, legal or otherwise. If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. The question is, will Obama bring change or will he continue to subsidize the prejudices of culture warriors?
Sincerely,
Robert Sharpe, MPA
Policy Analyst
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, DC
Dear cancelled Bonnie Rait concert,
You really gave us something to talk about. And it’s not love! We won’t forget this, Rait!
Columbia City Paper
The Swat Valley is a magical place in northern Pakistan where every child is born with the innate ability to batter down doors, rescue hostages, and safely apprehend suspected drug kingpins. Additionally, the area’s notoriously boy-crazy, clique-y teenage girls inspired the hugely popular Swat Valley High teen fiction series.
The gallery at 1329 State Street in Cayce is actually an architect’s office. And it serves as a perfect venue for the “Art + Cayce” exhibition, which features prints and ceramics that stretch the boundaries of the constructs of form and function.
Recently, I celebrated my first year of marriage to the most amazing man. When we first began dating, he told me that he enjoys open sexuality and wants swinging to be part of any partnership he’s in. I regard myself as free-spirited and agreed to explore this with him. We delayed experimentation because I had a stressful job and I wanted to spend my limited free time with him instead of exploring our sexuality with multiple partners. My work situation changed, and we have since had about a dozen experiences in the past year. I have discovered that these situations are not a turn-on for me—in fact, they are a turnoff. I feel resentful after these episodes, and I don’t feel like having sex for days. We have discussed this at length, and we have been seeing a counselor. Recently, we had a civil discussion wherein we discussed the possibility of him having these sexual experiences without me, since I do not find them compelling. This idea appealed to him. He proposed going to a sex party alone that very night.
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned how I keep a list of important things I