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The Voice of OC!Get Vern’s Latest and Greatest…
- John Earl’s Surf City Voice!
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
- PETA Calls for USDA Inspection of Ringling Bros. Elephants in Anaheim Due to "Wound"
- Teen Allegedly Makes Threats Before U.S. Open of Surfing Begins; 45 78 Weekend Arrests
- Gustavo on The Tom Leykis Show THIS WEDNESDAY for Monthly ¡Ask a Mexican! Segment
- VIDEO: Santa Ana Police Clobber Burglary Suspect With Batons and Fists
- Electrical Fire in Anaheim Reveals Marijuana Growing Operation
- Kaiser Anaheim Medical Center Slapped with $50,000 State Fine over Patient's Death
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- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- The Bryson Chronicles: they lied about her school board attendance record
- 65th A.D. candidate Young Kim to host an election kickoff BBQ on August 2
- The OCTA now says they have to include HOV toll lanes on the 405 Freeway
- Slower than the OCDA Prosecuting a Politician
- Assemblywoman Grove to speak at the Santa Ana Republican Women Federated meeting tonight
- OC unions will rally for abortion rights on July 29
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Drug Policy Archive
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“Do No Harm?” How the War on Drugs has become a War on Kids.
Posted on July 12, 2014 | 6 Commentsfirst printed in Medical Marijuana 411, July 4, 2014. The war on drugs is, by now, easily America’s longest conflict. I have written extensively on the corruption surrounding the enforcement... -
The NEW Poison Pill in Lou’s Pot Bill! REVISION Thursday – Poison Pill MAY be removed!
Posted on July 9, 2014 | 21 CommentsWell, when Paul Lucas is right, Paul Lucas is right! And what has Paul been right about most often? Mainly, that each time State Senator Lou Correa (now contemplating a... -
California Weed Wars: the Legal Lay of the Land.
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 34 CommentsAs measures to reform marijuana policy make great strides across the rest of the nation, California continues to lag behind in establishing a statewide system of regulation that protects safe... -
Right Before Our Very Eyes: A Civil Remedy to Drug Abuse.
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 6 CommentsIt is clear that Americans have an opioid prescription drug problem of massive proportions. This problem has resulted in a surge of heroin addiction that is affecting Americans across the... -
The Exoneration of Chris Norby.
Posted on May 16, 2014 | 25 Comments“Permanent War is not a viable way of life, whether abroad or at home,” opined Chris Norby. “Hey, that’s a great epigram for this story, let me write it down!” ... -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 50 CommentsSpoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful Dan Chmielewski of... -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 63 Comments“…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car wreck of the... -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 33 CommentsWe all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party.... -
The DEA’s Leadership is Obsolete.
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 19 CommentsThis article in today’s Boston Herald the author portrays the glee of the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) over the statements made by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Michelle Leonhart, statements... -
I am a Recovering Drug War Addict.
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 18 Comments2013 has been a boon year for drug policy reform everywhere in the nation except, sadly, in California. I have watched law enforcement evolve and implement strategies nationwide that reduce... -
The War of Words, over Drug Policy
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 10 CommentsThe death of Kelly Thomas and the ongoing trial has been grounded in the stigmas that surround both mental illness and substance abuse. As the defense attorneys continue to blame... -
O Frabjous Day: Our Alt-Weekly correctly identifies our Scariest People! We elaborate…
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 26 Comments“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” As this past Halloween approached, the county’s alternative weekly, the estimable OC Weekly – whose motto LIKE... -
Tony Jalali, and Anaheim’s Avaricious, Hypocritical War on Medical Pot.
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 15 CommentsTony Jalali is furious. A fireball of righteous Persian-American energy, he jabs the Varsity Burgers table hard with his short fingers to emphasize his many points. Apparently he’s moved past... -
After a Quarter-Century, Dana introduces a decent bill: the “Respect State Marijuana Laws Act!”
Posted on April 13, 2013 | 10 Comments. As though in celebration of his twenty-fifth year in Congress, Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) – who first came to power in 1988 promising to only serve six years –...
