A basic understanding of economics can simplify complicated issues regardless of what politicians and news pundits would have you think. When we look at marijuana smuggling, for example, weed used …
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Kentucky Governor Dismisses Marijuana Legalization As A Means To Address Pension Problem
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said that legalizing marijuana and taxing it to death would not solve the state’s underfunded pension problem. And he’s right. After all, out of the 50 …
New Jersey Patients Wait Months For Permission To Use Cannabis
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. At least that’s what they say. When it comes to bureaucrats, all they know is to further complicate …
Are libertarians aware of safety concerns regarding legal marijuana?
Question: I think libertarians are wrong to support legal marijuana. Do you really think it wise to smoke pot and work with machinery, cars, trains, planes, or motorcycles, or weapons? …
Decentralization Or Death: Texas Has A Chance To Legalize Medical Marijuana
The fight for liberty in current-day America may look somewhat confusing to an outsider looking in. After all, what do libertarians want? More freedom. But how do they go about …
Credit Union Wins Small Victory In Fight Against Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Marijuana was legalized in the state of Colorado, nullifying the federal prohibitive rules regarding the substance, in 2012. But as the pot industry grew tremendously over a short period of …
Massachusetts Wants To Boost The Marijuana Black Market
Massachusetts voters chose to legalize marijuana for recreational use in November, putting an end to more than a century of prohibition in the region. This Wednesday, the state’s House leaders are …
California Deputies Caught Selling Stolen Marijuana On The Side
The drug war is a disaster on many levels, especially because it ignores the most basic principle there is, that the individual owns his body and only he has the …
Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Have The Money To Go After Medical Marijuana States — But This Reality Could Change
The problem with political movements championed by libertarians is that, all too often, these victories are vulnerable. Lawmakers come and go and so do their positions, prompting the new batch …
Residents Leave Kansas In Search For Legal Medical Cannabis
A new bill under review by the Kansas legislature could help residents suffering from conditions that could benefit from medical marijuana. This piece of news is being met with enthusiasm …