Monday, January 18, 2010

Eight in 10 Americans....................

The medical marijuana debate among American voters is over. Eight in 10 Americans -- 81% overall -- support allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll. That's up from just 69% in 1997, the last time the two firms asked that question, and from 75% in 2003, according to Gallup. The main divide among American voters today is how the medical community should be enabled to doll out the drug. The most recent state to allow medical marijuana -- New Jersey -- has the most strenuous controls found anywhere in the nation...Link

Anti-State and Anti-War.............

Introduction: Dr. Woods is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and his master's, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is the author of nine books, including two New York Times bestsellers:..Link