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In case you missed it, the state of California has decided to allow Medical Marijuana Vending Machines to be placed around the city, in front of several of the dispensaries:

Good for California, I say.  We all know the DEA has been shutting down Medical Marijuana dispensaries all over California, because they violate national laws, but now another organization wants to have a say in California’s state laws.  A supranational organization.  The International Narcotics Control Board, a U.N. affiliated organization, is claiming that the vending machines are illegal under international law.

“The International Narcotics Control Board is deeply concerned about reports that computerized vending machines to dispense cannabis (marijuana) have been put into operation in Los Angeles,” Philip O. Emafo, president of the board, said in a statement.

Not only are they “deeply concerned”, but they are also calling for the U.S. government to take action.  Emafo said, “We know that the use of cannabis is illegal under federal law of the United States and we trust the authorities will stop such activities, which contravene the international drug control treaties.”

It has always been clear, by the actions of the federal government, that states within the United States are not free to make laws regarding substances that the federal government deems to be illegal.  Now, however, something even more insidious seems to be happening.  The U.N., an organization in which there are no elected officials representing the United States, is now able to have a say in the states laws.

Great Speech by Dr. Paul

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According to the non-partisan National Taxpayers Union, Presidential candidate and 10-term Congressman Dr. Ron Paul is the only remaining candidate, from either party, that will cut spending.

A recent report by the NTU shows that Paul’s proposals will cut spending by over $150 billion. Paul’s campaign claims that this is a “conservative estimate”, but even as so it is the better than any of the other candidates.

The proposals of current Republican “front-runners” Mitt Romney and John McCain would actually increase spending by $19.5 billion and $6.9 billion. Huckabee who, along with McCain and Romney, calls himself a conservative would increase spending by an astounding $54.2 billion. That does not sound very conservative to me.

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The day before the Massachusetts primary on Super Tuesday a full-page ad supporting Presidential candidate Ron Paul is running in the Boston Globe. The ad was put together, paid for and organized by supporters who were part of Paul’s Boston Meetup group.

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