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BILL: When California recently voted down Prop 19—to legalize pot – I spoke to Larry NYC sanitation boss. weekend escapes!
Bouchard, MA, the most dedicated drug/alcohol counselor I know. A Californian himself, GO NOW!
he was very pleased by the outcome. "My most belligerent patients were marijuana-only
addicts. Their 5-year recovery rate is near zilch. Marijuana impairs judgment, distorts Russell Brand likely in t he
audio and optical perception and eye-hand coordination. Bill, my grandchildren will soon doghouse for t weeting
be driving in this state." THIS pic
The funnyman posted this photo Read your favorite comic
DR. DAVE: During Prohibition, a lot of doctors suddenly began writing prescriptions for of wife Katy Perry with no make- on the Daily News.
imported Canadian whiskey, as a medical cure-all. In a similar manner, marijuana up on and quickly deleted it.
supporters have been promoting all-but-legal pot, once again for whatever ails you. Sort
of like the 19th Century "Magic Elixirs" sold at carnivals to cure whatever ailed you—1 part What is she 'do-ing?!
cocaine and 2 parts alcohol! Kardashian sports braids
Reality TV starlet is
BILL: What do you think of argument that if you end pot prohibition, the state could tax it. photographed wearing tight
"Instead of building prisons," one supporter said to me, "we could build schools." cornrows. VOTE: Hot or not?

DR. DAVE: Even with the tax windfall sorely needed by a state sinking into debt, the voters
rejected that argument. It wasn't even close, with 54% voting ‘No'. The most notorious
Twitt er moment s of 2010
BILL: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced just before this last election that the Demi Moore tweeting of pics
administration would enforce the federal law fully even if Prop 19 passed.
herself in a bikini was a
milestone in stupidity.
DR. DAVE: All the Feds are doing is pointing out that the pot promoters have done nothing
to be responsible about its downside of creating intoxication. And getting loaded on pot is
a big underground business in California. Mom, daughter accused of
molesting same teen boy
BILL: Remember the old parable about King Canute? Driven egotistically mad by the for 3 y ears
flattery of his courtiers, Canute had his throne brought down to the sea and told the tides
Police say the pair did it without
to retreat upon his command. Dave, this determination not to legalize pot reminds me of
knowing about each other’s
Canute. After all the millions spent, the helicopter search flights, jails and lives ruined, at
relationship with him.
the recent end of the "2010 enforcement season" (as they call it in California), the
Campaign Against Marijuana Planting reported that 411,0004 pot plants were seized in
Tuolumne County, 572,680 in Mendocino. Almost one million in just two counties alone.
Dave, the tide just keeps rolling in.
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DR. DAVE: Even "The Governator" was out socially promoting California's laissez faire
attitude on Jay Leno's show this week. John Mellencamp & wife
split after 18 y ears
BILL: I saw that - telling the world that in California "no one cares if you smoke a joint or The Grammy-winning singer, 59,
not." and former supermodel Elaine
Irwin have two sons.
DR.DAVE: As if smoking a "joint" is in the same category as having a cold Pina Colada
on a hot San Diego beach.
Forget Four Loko! Booze-
BILL: Since I never liked pot, legal or not, perhaps I can claim an objective point of view. A infused chocolat e milk
drunk speeding at 100 mph is a public menace. But we don't outlaw cars, we punish the updates kid classic
drunk. Just like scotch or gin, pot can be abused. We don't punish the occasional drinker. Adult Chocolate Milk mixes
Why punish people who occasionally light up for recreational use? traditional chocolate milk with
40-proof vodka.
DR.DAVE: One of the chief arguments used by the proponents of Proposition 19. They
are already gearing up for another try in 2012 because they believe there will be more Spicy ! Man say s 'lewd act'
young adults voting, in a Presidential election year. due to itch from Tabasco
sauce on groin
BILL: Sort of looking for the "Stoner Vote?"
Man arrested for indecent
exposure on airplane after teen
DR. DAVE: The real question is, how will the moderate voters swing in the next 2 years?
girl complains.
BILL: I think we can agree that the top-of-the-lungs brawl between the moral abolitionists
and the aging Cheech and Chong generation does not shed any light. Didn't the subject
come up in a recent Colorado election?

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The Jets' scandal-plagued
DR. DAVE: The issue there wasn't to ban or legalize pot. The vote was on taking steps to YEAR IN REVIEW
regulate and tax the marijuana dispensaries. At last count, all those measures were Sexual harassment, a DUI for a
passing. That seems to be the next logical step in medical marijuana--start to apply the star player, a coach tripping an
same standards of regulation and control as we do to pharmacies and drug companies. opponent...

BILL: Have you been reading about these places that are marketing gourmet pot? They're
competing to see who can offer the best baked goods containing the patient's New X-rated pics allegedly
"medicine." of Rex Ry an's wife hit web
Just when Rex Ryan thought he
DR. DAVE: Clearly, some health care regulation is in order. It certainly beats waiting for was back on solid footing, it
the San Francisco City Council to ban the adult version of "Happy Meals--" appears that another shoe has
dropped.
BILL: --unless the hash brownies are made from whole grain organic flour?
Sainz harassment shows
#
Gang Green's true colors
Dr. David Moore is a licensed psychologist and chemical dependency professional who is Mexican television reporter was
a graduate school faculty memb er at Argosy University's Seattle Campus. Bill Manville is subjected to crude behavior from
a Book of the Month novelist; his most recent work of non-fiction, "Cool, Hip & Sob er," is a number of Jets players.
availab le at online b ookstores. Bill also teaches "Writing To Get Pub lished" for Temple
University and at writers.com.
And t hen t here's the
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11:03:33 AM Thank you for an intelligent back and forth on this matter. 3. What the MMXI?! Happy New Year from Google!
Nov 12, 2010 Unfortunately, most conversations come from a purely pro- 4. BRRRRR! What does taking the 'polar bear
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12:58:40 PM Also, kamandi, I suppose you've never witnessed anyone one
Nov 12, 2010 suffering greatly from "wasting disease" (lack of appetite) due to
cancer which causes severe mal-nutrition. I've had numerous doctors
here in NJ suggest to me, on the side of course, that my best option
is to get the patient marijuana vs the alternative man-made ****
Marinol which does nothing but make a patient more sick. But oh, the
govt. backs Marinol because it's man-made by Big Pharma which
continues to pad their pockets. Sure, there are many who support the
legalization simply to get high, but what's it to you? Ever see severely
intoxicated people spilling out of a bar at 2AM and hop right into their
cars? As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal in this country, I will

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continue to reiterate my point that marijuana is no where near as bad
as either one of those legal "drugs". Can't wait to get home from work
and smoke a fat J.

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malcolmkyle
1:52:48 PM It's time for us all to stop being ignorant hypocrites and start being
Nov 12, 2010 TRUE conservatives! Pragmatic libertarians (minimal-statists) and
"true" Conservatives agree that many, if not most, of society's
problems are caused by government usurping choices that could
better be made by individuals and that government is just about the
worst way of doing almost anything. Where libertarianism normally
parts company with "fake" conservatism is over moral issues. But a
true conservative would have no problem with agreeing, that what
people do with their own bodies, and especially in the privacy of their
own home, should be supremely their business, and that anything
else would entail ignoring the basic tenet of limited government.
Fake-Conservatism on the other hand has much in common with
socialism; Both Leftists and Fake-Conservatives appear to harbor the
belief that nature does not exist and that any human can be anything
he wants to be, or can for the "greater good", be "re-educated" i
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malcolmkyle
1:54:52 PM If you support prohibition then you are NOT a conservative.
Nov 12, 2010 Conservative principles, quite clearly, ARE: 1) Limited, locally
controlled government. 2) Individual liberty coupled with personal
responsibility. 3) Free enterprise. 4) A strong national defense.
Prohibition is actually an authoritarian War on the Constitution and all
civic institutions of our great nation. It's all about the market and
cost/benefit analysis. Whether any particular drug is good, bad, or
otherwise is irrelevant! As long as there is demand for any mind
altering substance, there will be supply; the end! The only affect
prohibiting it has is to drive the price up, increase the costs and
profits, and where there is illegal profit to be made criminals and
terrorists thrive.
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malcolmkyle
1:56:32 PM The cost of criminalizing citizens who are using substances no more
Nov 12, 2010 harmful than similar things that are perfectly legal like alcohol and
tobacco, is not only hypocritical and futile, but also simply not worth
the incredible damage it does. Prohibition provides America's sworn
enemies with financial "aid" and tactical "comforts". The Constitution
of the United States of America defines treason as: "Article III / Section
3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war
against them, or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort." Support for prohibition is therefor an act of treason against
the Constitution, and a dire threat to the nation's civic institutions.
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Duncan20903
11:55:27 PM Hey, kamandi, is the "selfish need to get high" anything like the
Nov 12, 2010 selfish and completely irrational desire to micro-manage the private
lives of others, and to keep people from making their own choices?
This is supposed to be a free country, not a dictatorship with kamandi
making people's decisions. Yes, the majority of these posts come
from those who enjoy cannabis, but also from people like Malcolm
and I who have a pathological desire for public policy to be based on
truth and respect for the natural right of personal autonomy. We also
have a strange congenital defect that makes us outraged when
people post up a series of bald faced lies, half truths and hysterical
rhetoric, which is the sum total of substance that comes from people
who for some insane piece of reasoning think they have the right to
come into my home and to tell me how to live my life. Hey you know,
maybe I should come over to your house and make some decisions
on how you live your life? Do you have any drinking al
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Duncan20903
11:59:23 PM Hey you know, maybe I should come over to your house and make
Nov 12, 2010 some decisions on how you live your life? Do you have any drinking
alcohol? How about if we start by pouring it down the drain. Religion
is absolute nonsense, so whatever religious icons or holy books you
have, we're going to toss in the fire place. Well unless your Jewish.
No, I'm not one of the 144,000 but the Jews have been picked on
since before the alleged birth of Christ and they're the one organized
religion that hasn't attempted to manipulate or force people of other
faiths to become Jewish or get murdered. Also, they endorsed the
passage of Prop 19. But don't worry, since it's winter you'll save a few
pennies on your heating bill so it won't be a total waste. But the
simple fact of the matter is that you are absolutely incorrect about the
poppycock claim that this is about 'the selfish need to get high.' Are
you stupid enough to think that I don't get high already? I haven't had
any problem getting high since t

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