Saturday, November 27, 2010

And in Other News: Today is Saturday!



Is there anyone left in the modern world who didn't know that Willie Nelson likes to toke up now and then? And for God's sake, an old 77 year-old hippie who buys pot for his own recreational use is no threat to society. The last place this iconic legend belongs is in jail:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101127/ap_on_re_us/us_nelson_marijuana

And Texas? Don't you have enough going on trying to stop the murderous border, serious drug cartel wars with Mexico?

Free Willie!

Willie Nelson has made no secret of his affinity for the drug, having appeared as himself in the 1990s cult film Half Baked, in a scene where the old man joked about the rising cost of a dime bag. Brilliant stuff.

Kidding aside, I am sick of the "War on Drugs." It is a failure and especially when it comes to the prosecution and incarceration of minor marijuana users: wasteful, counterproductive, and one could certainly argue, a violation of one's civil liberties.

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