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Even Organic Banana Republics Need Capitalism, Not Central Planning

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“In August 2013, men with bulldozers arrived in Tru-du-Nord, Haiti, to confiscate land for their government’s vision of growth in the region — organic bananas. There have been zero banana exports since July 6, 2016.  The Haitian government has failed to maintain the property, and it is a wasteland.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/haiti-needs-capitalism-not-more-central-planning/

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Jury rules cops were justified in SWAT raid over family’s loose-leaf tea

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“No one disputes that the Hartes are innocent of any criminal wrongdoing. No one disputes that the officers conducted a raid on their home after mistaking tea for marijuana. And no one disputes that the officers improperly used the results of notoriously unreliable field tests as probable cause for the mistaken raid, instead of sending the tea to a lab for more rigorous testing.  No one disputes any of these things. Yet the system failed to compensate the Hartes for what happened to them, and the system failed to hold any of the law enforcement officers accountable for their mistakes.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/12/19/jury-rules-against-family-subjected-to-swat-raid-over-loose-leaf-tea/

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Government Is Addicted to Banning Substances

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“Kratom has no psychoactive effects and no physical dependency – it’s just a harmless plant.  Despite being an overwhelmingly better alternative to opioids, the DEA, FDA, and CDC continue to propagate kratom as dangerous. They’re wrong.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/government-is-addicted-to-banning-harmless-substances/

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Florida Upholds Town’s Ban on Eating Front-Yard Vegetables

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“Hermine and Tom had used their front-yard garden to grow vegetables and other plants for 17 years. Miami Shores told Hermine and Tom to destroy their garden or face fines of $50 per day. Unable to bear the cost of the fines, they dug up their garden.  In today’s decision, the court upheld the vegetable ban, concluding that it is rational for government to ban ‘the cultivation of plants to be eaten as part of a meal, as opposed to the cultivation of plants for ornamental reasons.'”

Read more: http://ij.org/press-release/florida-appellate-court-upholds-ban-front-yard-vegetable-gardens/

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In America, Growing Tomatoes Might Get Your Home SWAT Raided

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“As the family sat quarantined in their own living room while the police searched through their most private and intimate belongings, Bob’s wife Addie had a terrible thought: This must have something to do with the family’s tomato garden.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/growing-tomatoes-might-get-your-home-raided-by-the-police/

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He plowed his field; now he faces a $2.8 million fine

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“A farmer faces trial in federal court this summer and a $2.8 million fine for failing to get a permit to plow his field and plant wheat in Tehama County.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/24/farmer-plowing-fine/339756001/

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7 Years of Work on Food Forest Destroyed Over Permit

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“The city council felled an entire stretch of this Urban Food Street, even preventing residents from collecting the fruit before the destruction.”

Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/7-years-of-work-on-food-forest-destroyed-over-permit/

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Two pints of beer better for pain relief than Tylenol: study

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“By elevating your blood alcohol content to approximately 0.08 per cent, you’ll give your body ‘a small elevation of pain threshold’ and thus a ‘moderate to large reduction in pain intensity ratings’.  The researchers explained: ‘Findings suggest that alcohol is an effective analgesic that delivers clinically-relevant reductions in ratings of pain intensity, which could explain alcohol misuse in those with persistent pain, despite its potential consequences for long-term health.'”

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/two-pints-beer-paracetamol-painkillers-pain-relief-study-university-greenwich-a7708991.html

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Amish farmer facing 68 years in prison for selling homemade products

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“Girod, a member of the Old Order Amish faith, operated a business in Bath County that made products to be used for a variety of health problems, including skin disorders, sinus infections and cancer, according to court documents.  Girod represented himself, arguing that his products weren’t subject to FDA oversight because they were herbal remedies, not drugs. He referred to himself as ‘accused, in error.’  Girod also said that requiring FDA approval of his products infringed on his religious freedom. Old Order Amish seek to insulate themselves from the modern world, including modern pharmaceuticals, he said.”

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article135986318.html

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Bay Area Farm-To-Table And Legal Cannabis Movements Come Together

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“Drawing inspiration from the farmer’s market model, Flow Kana partners with organic, sun-grown cannabis growers. Their platform enables users with medical marijuana cards to select desired strains and have 1/8 oz. of ‘connoisseur grade’ marijuana delivered within thirty minutes for approximately $50. This model not only eliminates middlemen dispensaries, but also flips the economics of the industry. Farmers that were once at the mercy of dispensary rates can engage in a direct-trade business model similar to that of the direct-trade coffee movement.  It plans to deploy the platform to the rest of the Bay Area and to all major, California cities by the end of 2015.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberlygomes/2015/06/05/in-the-bay-area-the-farm-to-table-and-legal-cannabis-movements-come-together/print/

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