Prohibition

Who Still Supports the Drug War?

Chris Ladd | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Marijuana Prohibition, Drugs, Drug War, Marijuana, Legalization, Pat Robertson, Prohibition, Marijuana Use, Marijuana Legalization, War on Drugs, Politics News

Last month Pat Robertson, televangelist and long-time icon of the religious right, announced that it's time to legalize marijuana. The firestorm of shock and indignation from all sides ... never materialized. Not a whimper.

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Bessie Smith: Music's Original, Bitchinest Bad Girl

Debra Devi | Posted 04.25.2012

What hugely popular female singer beat a rival unconscious, slept with her musical director, seduced her female backup dancers, frequented live sex shows and mortified New York society by telling a wealthy fan to "get the f*ck away from me"? 1920s blues singer Bessie Smith.

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Sustainability Marketing Needs 'Here's How' Not 'Just Say No'

John Friedman | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Just Say No, Gas Prices, Activism, Fuel Efficiency, Sustainability, Market Research, Ad Council, Corporate Social Responsibility, Drug Abuse, Csr, Consumer Spending, Prohibition, Business News

Because balancing the issues around climate, health, wellness, societal 'good' and cost are interrelated, the question is far more complex than a simple Boolean (yes/no) choice.

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'American Digger' Turns $30 Into Thousands

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Reality TV, American Digger, Spike TV, Tv Replay, Moonshine, Prohibition, North Carolina, TV News

Ric Savage and crew headed to moonshine country, hoping to find some great antique items from the era of Prohibition on "American Digger" (Wed., 10 p....

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Sir Richard Branson Asks for a Joint at the White House

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Richard Branson, Medical Marijuana, Marijuana, Drug War, Prohibition, Global Commission on Drug Policy, Sir Richard Branson, Politics News

Sir Richard Branson went to the White House this week to attend a state dinner. When he got a chance to speak to President Obama, he asked if he could have a spliff. He was only joking but it was a gentle way of reminding Obama that the issue of marijuana is an important one.

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What Did Coors Taste Like Before Prohibition?

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Coors Brewery, Colorado Beer, Video, Denver News, Coors, Batch 19, Millercoors, Batch 19 Reviews, Ac Golden, Coors Beer, Beer Before Prohibition, Denver Colorado, Craft Beer, Prohibition, Denver News

An abridged history of Prohibition reads something like this: A sad day on January 16, 1919 saw the the implementation of the 18th Amendment to the...

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Winning the War on Drugs

Chris Ladd | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Drug War, Drug Overdose, Prohibition, Marijuana Legalization, Legalize Marijuana, Legalization, Politics News

Would regulation increase marijuana use? Perhaps, but judging by how well and truly drugged up we already are it is tough to imagine that a marginal increase in marijuana use is going to make a meaningful difference.

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Ron Paul Talks Failure Of War On Drugs

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Video, Ron Paul Drugs, Paul 2012, Ron Paul Iowa, Drug War, Ron Paul New Hampshire, Ron Paul, Ron Paul War on Drugs, Elections 2012, Ron Paul 2012, War on Drugs, Ron Paul for President, Ron Paul Drug War, Prohibition, Politics News

Fresh off a third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday, a weary-looking Ron Paul spoke with CNN Wednesday morning but managed to summon his us...

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Legalize and Tax it, Already

Carl Gibson | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Texas, Medical Marijuana, Decriminalization, Houston Chronicle, Hemp, Marijuana, Budget Cuts, Prohibition, Politics News

In Texas, possession of anything less than two ounces is a class B misdemeanor with a maximum jail sentence of 180 days. 97 percent of the state's marijuana arrests were for possession.

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Cheers to America's Alcohol System

Rebecca Spicer | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Repeal Day, Alcohol Regulation, Wine, 21st Amendment, Beer, Prohibition, Alcohol, Food News

As President Roosevelt said after declaring an end to Prohibition, "I think this would be a good time for a beer." Join me in raising a glass to celebrate the anniversary of repeal, and today's effective, state-based system of alcohol regulation that safely delivers your favorite beer!

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Town Okays Sunday Liquor Sales For First Time Since Prohibition

AP | By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Liquor, Video, Liquor Sales, Carrie Nation, Medicine Lodge Carrie Nation, Alcohol, Sunday Liquor Sales, Medicine Lodge, Prohibition, Food News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Turn-of-the-century teetotaler Carry A. Nation began her campaign against drinking by busting up saloons in Kansas, which to this ...

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5 Ways To Toast Repeal Day

Imbibe | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Repeal Day, Cocktails, Imbibe, Rye Whiskey, Slidepollajax, Bourbon, Imbibe Magazine, Slideshow, Cognac, Cocktail Recipes, Prohibition, Rum, Food News

This Monday marks the 78th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, and to mark the occasion, we've gathered a handful of cocktails to celebrate.

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Gold, Booze And Tourists: Mazatlan's Plazuela Machado

Bob Schulman | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Belmar Hotel, Gold Rush, Plaza Machado, Prohibition, Travel to Mexico, Mazatlan, Mexico, Mexico Travel, Travel News

Ships packed with 49ers often stopped at Mazatlan to let the lads enjoy a little R

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Washington State Voters To Vote On Privatizing Liquor Sales

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Costco Wholesale, Liquor-Control-Board, Costco Liquor, Video, Washington Politics, Alcohol Sales, Liquor Sales, Trader Joes, Alcohol, Referendum, Costco Wholesale Corp, Washington Liquor Control Board, Washington Alcohol Sales, Prohibition, Politics News

Washington State voters are being asked to consider privatizing the state's alcohol sales system during Tuesday's election. A year after a similar ...

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God, Liquor And The Gospel Of Ken Burns

Ben Stevens | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Christian Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism, Christianity, Liquor, Ken Burns, Prohibition, Drug Prohibition, Film, Religion and Politics, Religion in America, Prohibition Documentary, Modern Prophets, Ken Burns Prohibition, American Morality, Ethics, Religion News

Even when we lament their zeal, our society needs the kinds of unpopular people who are extremely outspoken about public morality.

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Ken Burns' Prohibition Provides Lesson for Today's Marijuana Laws

Norm Stamper | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Pbs, Drugs, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Marijuana, Ken Burns, Prohibition, Culture News

Ken Burns' new documentary begins with a Mark Twain quote: "It is the prohibition that makes anything precious." As a retired police officer who worked to enforce today's prohibition -- the "war on drugs" -- I think it's a lesson we would do well to remember.

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Prohibition Is Coming: A Chat With Filmmaker Ken Burns

Imbibe | Posted 11.29.2011

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Ken Burns' most recent film, Prohibition, takes on the temperance movement, and with stunning archival footage and the voices of famous actors, breathes new life into the era.

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INTERACTIVE MAP: Discover Facts About the Prohibition Era, Presented By PBS

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Temperance Movement, Pbs, History, Liquor, bmap_pbs, Bootleg, American History, Ken Burns, 18th Amendment, Alcohol, Eighteenth Amendment, Documentary, 21st Amendment, Twenty-First Amendment, Speakeasies, Moonshine, Prohibition, Politics News

The culmination of nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve, even to ennoble, the lives of all Americans, to protect individu...

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Sexual Anarchy and Other Worries

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Moral Values, Anti-Gay, Homosexuality, Christian Values, Sexual Anarchy, Sexual Conduct, Kesha, Prohibition, Religion and Sexuality, Marcus Bachman, Michelle Bachman, Religion News

We can stand for love and responsible relationships, in all its shapes and sizes, as a positive moral force, or risk losing the gains of the past half-century to fear and control.

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Chasing Amy: Prohibition & the Infantilization Of Addiction

Charles Shaw | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Addiction, Amy Winehouse, Prohibition, Culture News

Prohibition is as guilty for the death of Amy Winehouse as her addiction. When Amy used drugs she wasn't just indulging, she was breaking the law. There's a huge social stigma behind breaking the law, and it usually means unwanted attention, fear, hiding and lying.

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A New, Delicious Era For Bottled Cocktails

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.21.2011

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year -- or simply aren't a cocktail geek -- you know that the hottest trend to hit the mixology scene is barrel-aged cocktails.

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Majority of Americans Support Public Smoking Bans

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Smoking, Smoking Ban, Smoking Ban in Private Places, Smoking-Banned-in-Public-Places, Smoking Rates, Gallup Poll, Attitudes About Smoking, Prohibition, Healthy Living News

The majority of Americans don't mind if you smoke, they just don't want you to do it around them. According to a poll released by Gallup today, 59...

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Beverage Trade Group Takes Aim At World Health Organization, MADD, CDC

Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Anti-Alcohol, Abi, American Beverage Institute, New Prohibition, Prohibition, Temperence, Food News

According to the trade association the American Beverage Institute, "anti-alcohol activists" groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Centers...

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Cocktail City: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic Is Already An NYC Tradition

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Philip Duff, David Wondrich, Compass Box Whisky, Prohibition, Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala, Eleven Madison Park, Ogilvy & Mather, Clover Club, Creme De Violette, The Bitter Truth, The Beatles, Death & Co., Michter's, Lani Kai, Manhattan Cocktail, Rye Whiskey, Pimento Dram, Pegu Club, Pimm's Cup, Sterling Cooper, Bacardi Rum, Hearth Restaurant, Singapore Sling, Angostura Bitters, Tony Abou-Ganim, Santa Teresa Rum, Negroni, Campari, Tanqueray No. Ten, Cherry Heering, Indy Spirits Expo, Tom Nichols, Mad Men, Tanqueray Gin, Sagatiba Cachaca, Red Rooster Harlem, Caracas Arepa Bar NYC, Ward III, Martini, The Box Nyc, Whistlepig, Aviation Cocktail, Dale Degroff, Astor Center, Food News

It's hard to figure out why someone didn't come up with such a great way to celebrate such a cocktail-mad city long ago.

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Craft Beer, An American Tradition

Michael Johnson | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Beer, 21st Amendment, Prohibition, Craft Beer, Food News

As we celebrate American Craft Beer Week, we can look back at a rich history in this country -- right from the very beginning -- of having access to some of the greatest home-grown beers in the world

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