Perhaps the most dramatic and pervasive example of liberty yielding to government has been the war on drugs. Invasion of people's homes, forfeiture of property without arraignment or conviction, wiretappings, warrantless searches of cars, homes, boats, aircraft, and persons have all resulted from the government's effort to "win" an unwinnable war against substances which themselves do far less harm than the efforts to suppress them.
In September 2019, 105,686 certified signatures were filed with the Secretary of State in Mississippi to qualify Initiative 65, commonly referred to as Medical Marijuana 2020, to appear on the ballot for Mississippians to vote on in the November 2020 election. The signatures will now be reviewed by the MS Secretary of State, who then officially qualifies the initiative for the ballot. A minimum of 86,185 certified signatures must be filed for an initiative to Read the full article…
The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol turned in more than 360,000 signatures calling for its marijuana legalization initiative to be placed on Michigan’s November 2018 ballot. The state Board of Canvassers had approved the ballot language previously. The DKT Liberty Project has helped provide support for this grassroots effort. “Collecting enough signatures to get Read the full article…
Ms. Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, her son Rolland Gregg, and his wife Michelle Gregg for decades led normal lives. Along with their friends Larry Harvey and Jason Zucker, they used medical marijuana for health issues. They each had state medical health authorizations posted, and they carefully followed all of Washington state’s regulations for the legal use of Read the full article…
The verdict is in for the trial against a Norman city councilman and his business partner, the owner of The Friendly Market. Robert Cox and Stephen Holman were found not guilty on all counts. The DKT Liberty project supported this case by paying for Cox’s and Holman’s defense. The two were accused of a felony Read the full article…
Just in from NBC News in Norman, Oklahoma (full story): The verdict is in for the trial against a Norman city councilman and his business partner, the owner of The Friendly Market. Monday night, Robert Cox and Stephen Holman were found not guilty on all counts. The two were accused of a felony and several Read the full article…
The 2016 Election marked major gains in the movement for recreational marijuana legalization, scoring victories in California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada. California led the way by a 12-point margin, as over 5 million people voted “yes” in the Golden State. The only loss on Election Night was in Arizona, where the effort lost by 4 Read the full article…