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<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001vppmyAS6_541Ahirz_eB9rztaPhrD20IsGeiIRnd6Ev- eTpUw3M98IP5Y0ubC8COZe_qR-7oe8Qvdr-EqRpPYZH6qJ2orDry04ZzCeJODLlV6wsz010_gD6A nosm2Jpx> November 4, 2013 Taboos Against Toke Talk _____ Not all taboos are alike. Some are backed by the full force of law. Other taboos are enforced merely by polite opinion and the snubs of the cold shoulder. Have you noticed how the latter kind feeds the former? <http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/MissouriViewpoints-Payne.jpg> John Payne, executive director of Missouri's Show Me Cannabis Regulation, was recently asked on Mike Ferguson's <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001vppmyAS6_56JTXKKEopshY_piNx-csu2Iy7kYtHy1MYK _GK_-7bI5eKu3Z2lg6nXZnmIcQKXAaccvhVs8mcQnbnm6mpnG6vChbLLXuAZkRKI9Hr0Ikh5R7g4 LH9CY84ZxrIj32IWPaT_yzcVPIVPzk1snOzR-veLvQ-zcAu9XGSOFHep8_03SoTnyZLT1eJ87xTu zzqZSOLZKzAHGWlhpQ==> Missouri Viewpoints why the politics of marijuana has changed in recent years. His answer is worth contemplating: [O]ne thing that's finally changing is that the taboo around talking about this has finally started to drop away. Pretty much, people have thought that any discussion of the issue . . . has been labeled almost criminal in and of itself. Just talking about legalizing it means that not only do you support the use but you yourself are a user. He calls the old view a "stereotype," and says that its repulsive - shaming? - effects seem to be dwindling - the town meetings he has been conducting around Missouri have certainly been drawing huge crowds. Interestingly, later on in the show, the pro-drug war gentleman shot back exactly in the old-school manner. He demanded to know "why [marijuana legalizers] don't frankly come out and say 'because we want to get high!'" He was dismissive of Mr. Payne's reasoning. He'll only accept the confession: "I want to get high." Apparently, individual freedom coupled with personal responsibility - principle - is not something the drug warrior finds very convincing. Unlike growing numbers of Americans who now seem, at the very least, more than willing to engage in what Payne calls a "rational debate." This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. Comment on this episode <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001vppmyAS6_56qIYenIvlGWvvMJ0gzJCx98tZAzeU-w2yH HFU6gg4WBY3ok2bAnub4-UxFcwZUsPg5hm4cLtrH2KWtPDIZP_T9TQQQiy6mtYn-ESNUcZYoxO2a ovXsyK2OOmE6RQTDDEA=> | View/Print the PDF <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001vppmyAS6_55lNSu_EKGf_i4clDavrJc3nCcZG7O3oBK7 cozquo9kOyvBnv_8ylhTFnOZIIRfKw3sa-KuvQqifxZSPf7kvgMLpSCpP7IbSULGXhKRbX9RdBhM 6PeT39j5yoHY1wx95SAV4qso3adxwg==> Today On November 4, 1879, American humorist Will Rogers was born. Aside from his cowboy act, and his work as an actor in Hollywood, he gained much fame for being a topical comedian "just reporting what's in the papers." 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