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The Free Thought Project reports
When Colorado took the historic step of restoring freedom by legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, [Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt did a survey of] law enforcement agencies and district attorneys across Kansas.
[...] The results are in, and it's unwelcome news for drug war fanatics. According to The Kansas City Star:
"The amount of marijuana being confiscated appears to be dropping quickly...
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that the number of marijuana stops has gone down since marijuana was legalized in 2014. And the amount of marijuana seized has decreased by almost half." [...] "In some jurisdictions, law enforcement are no longer enforcing marijuana laws much, and even when they do, it has become difficult to win convictions. Users may receive a fine in one county, probation or jail in another, and told to move along in others.[...] "Some juries are refusing to hand out marijuana convictions [...] according to the district attorney in Labette County.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by aristarchus on Tuesday October 25 2016, @07:19AM
Just love it when g_weg stuffs the docket full of lefty stuff. Actual news, with facts and everything! Just think what SoylentNews could be, if only we could stop the censorship of Patriotic Correctness. (Actual thing, from This American Life)
(Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 25 2016, @10:28AM
Just love it when [gewg_] stuffs the docket full of lefty stuff.
{Deep theatrical bow}
Actually, this one was more like a truth-vs-lies thing.
Every time I see a news item that bucks the old trend, I'm reminded of how the state has been trying to feed us a streak of bullshit WRT weed (and many other things) since way back.
...and there's you with that heliocentricity thing.
Now -that- was a real iconoclastic move.
The city fathers of Alexandria must have had fits with all of -your- crazy ideas.
...and did you leave Samos on your own or did they kick you out for the same kind of stuff?
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 1, Redundant) by aristarchus on Tuesday October 25 2016, @04:56PM
...and there's you with that heliocentricity thing.
Now -that- was a real iconoclastic move.
It's not the "truth vs. lies" so much as the "truth vs. ignorance". Liars know they are lying, so it is not too hard to get them to come around to the truth, since they already acknowledge it by lying. But the ignorant, they are truly threatened by what it is they do not know, and will often react violently to attempts to show them the truth, or even just suggest the extent of their ignorance. This is why it is best for any scientist/scholar/philosopher to not stay in any one place for too long, lest he/she be captured, or end up like Hypatia.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 25 2016, @05:28PM
I am on him all the time to do better. This is one of his better submissions. It is well thought out and rational. Mostly he rambles. But gold star for this one!
However, I would rather the queue run dry than listen to more political crap. Most of it is just opinion. When someone has had enough confirmation bias to make up their mind, opinion becomes 'fact'.
Take for example the current election. All of it. I have one goal. Get rid of TPP or anything like it. Things like TPP let our gov circumvent the will of the people. As this article shows, the will of the people for weed is growing (hehe) rather tolerant. I personally have never even smoked it. Yet I do not care if you do. That is your choice. I believe it to be a poor one. You believe it to be a good one. We disagree. Thats the end of it. Things like TPP would let people who are less tolerant say what you can do. That I have a problem with. See, opinion. All of it political.