Harder to Get Sudafed than Marijuana?

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Have you tried to buy Sudafed™ lately? Their behind-the-counter decongestant is great, but it’s also a hassle to purchase. You have to show ID, meet age requirements, and fill out paperwork, because they don’t want people misusing its active ingredient—pseudoephedrine—to manufacture drugs or for other unintended purposes.

But the truth is under the medical marijuana law coming up for a vote this November, it will arguably be easier to acquire marijuana than Sudafed™. The reason? There will only be about 30 marijuana dispensaries throughout the state of Arkansas—not even enough to put one in every county. What does this law say you can do if you live more than five miles from a dispensary? It says you can grow your own.

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Some DNC Delegates Boo Addition of God, Jerusalem in Platform

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Yesterday, we highlighted some key portions of the 2012 Democratic Party Platform dealing with homosexuality and abortion. Yesterday afternoon, the DNC made two amendments to the platform to include a reference to people’s “God-given potential” and recognize that Jerusalem is and shall remain the undivided capital of Israel.

I applaud these amendments by the DNC, but I was surprised by how controversial they appeared to be on the floor of the convention. Adopting the amendments required a two-thirds voice vote from the delegates; the chair took a vote three times before finally ruling that the “Ayes” carried and the amendments were adopted. Listening to the vote on TV, it’s difficult to gauge the sound of ayes and nays, but it sure sounded like the votes were more in the area of 50/50 than two-thirds, and a number of delegates can even be heard and seen booing the amendments.

Below is a video clip of the procedure.

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