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Medical pot smokers cannot purchase guns, weapons, Feds say

By | 10.05.11 | 2:57 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Though medical marijuana is legal in New Mexico, the drug is still regarded as an illegal scheduled substance by the federal government. Given the federal government sets the rules on who can own guns, medicinal marijuana smokers of this state and 15 others are barred from owning guns.

Jim Webb Wants to Buy You a Drank

By | 03.11.10 | 1:12 pm

Via an approving James Joyner and Nathan Hodge, the Virginia senator, ex-Marine and ex-Navy secretary thinks it’s time to let troops drink in war zones “for stress relief.” There would obviously need to be alcohol restrictions aplenty, especially when deployed to Muslim countries, but Webb notes that More…

A Response to Instapundit

By | 12.29.09 | 12:35 pm

I see that my post knocking reporters for covering the “Max Baucus was drunk” video got linked by Glenn “Instapundit” Reynolds, who 1) misunderstood my point and 2) made a silly assertion about Joe Biden that was promptly debunked. Did Reynolds make those mistakes under the influence of More…

Welcome Back to the Wild, Wild West

By | 07.14.09 | 9:48 am

Rational Arizonans today are surely missing former Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, who left in January to become secretary of homeland security. From The Arizona Republic:

Arizonans with concealed weapons permits will be able to take a handgun into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.

That’s under a

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