“The current draft omits a clause in the 1976 constitution on the ultimate aim of building a ‘communist society’, instead simply focusing on socialism. ‘This does not mean we are renouncing our ideas,’ Esteban Lazo, president of the National Assembly, was quoted as saying by state-run media. Cuba had simply moved into a different era following the fall of the Soviet Union, he added.”
Tag Archives: Ash Heap Of History
War Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore
“If any other government department spent as much and accomplished as little, the populace would be in arms.”
Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/war-doesnt-make-sense-anymore/
Oklahoma Passes Most Progressive Medical Marijuana Initiative Since California’s Prop 215
“Oklahomans for Health, the folks behind the initiative ought to be feeling pretty good right about now. They have successfully passed a very enlightened medical marijuana law in the face of opposition from the state’s Republican and religious establishment.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/jun/27/oklahoma_passes_most_progressive
Marijuana drug wins FDA approval, humiliating DEA as a side effect
“In April, an expert advisory panel for the FDA voted unanimously to recommend Epidiolex’s approval and determined that ‘CBD has a negligible abuse potential.’ The DEA did not immediately respond to Ars’ request for comment. But GW said it expects that the DEA will reschedule CBD within 90 days.”
Canada finally legalizes marijuana, leaves regulation to provinces
“It’s up to the provinces and territories to determine how to handle distribution, and they’re taking a variety of approaches.”
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/legal-marijuana-will-roll-out-differently-canada-u-s-n885281
Governments Will Soon Be Powerless to Stop You From Manufacturing Anything You Want
“From DIY guns to designer drugs, classic-car parts, and human livers, 3D printing promises a dynamic and uncontrollable world.”
Read more: https://reason.com/archives/2018/06/12/you-can-soon-manufacture-anything/print
A Retirement Community for Drug-sniffing Dogs
“That drug-sniffing dogs must die in the absence of prohibition will not become a real problem unless government chooses to make it so.”
A Wider World of War: U.S. Special Forces Deployed to 149 Countries in 2017
“It’s a jump of nearly 150% from the last days of George W. Bush’s White House.”
Companies Eliminating Drug Tests Amid Applicant Shortages, Pot Legalization
“States that have legalized either recreational or medicinal marijuana now lead the way in companies which are dropping drug tests.”
Pot Will Revive Small-Town America
“Fewer politicians are in a position to say ‘no’ to legal marijuana. Especially in cash-strapped areas of the country where jobs and opportunities are hard to come by.”
Read more: https://www.caseyresearch.com/pot-will-revive-small-town-america/