I don't know if you caught that little tidbit though: A gigantic property that included an extensive cave filled to the brim with potgrowing equipment is going up for auction. But guess who is the beneficiary of the auction?
The drug task force.
Most drug task forces receive money from seizures of drug dealer property. They auction it off to enable them to go after more drugs. That means, if they get a lot of money for this, they'll only get that much more of a budget to go after drug dealers. Oh-kay.
Unfortunately, much of that weed is going to get set on fire. And that's too bad, since it could be used for, er, higher purposes. Like medicinal marijuana.
Phillip Alden, a writer living in Redwood City, Calif., told me that marijuana was a godsend for him in dealing with the effects of AIDS. He said it eased excruciating pains in his fingertips, controlled nausea and enabled him to avoid the wasting syndrome that afflicts AIDS patients who are unable to eat enough food.
But the federal government doesn't really care, Phillip. See, because marijuana is a gateway drug. Forget about becoming dead from AIDS. You could become a coke-head!
On the same theme, Drew Carey drew cocked eyebrows for his participation in the new Reason.TV project, particularly his stance on marijuana. The new host for The Price Is Right appears in a series of 20 documentaries, each explaining libertarian solutions to common problems in layman's terms. The AP covered Carey's involvement, but didn't cover much of his message -- an unfortunate side-effect of having a celebrity on-board. At least it's publicity.
