Word: marijuana
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Athletes in many sports, of course, have long had histories of run-ins with the law, from tennis pro Jennifer Capriati with her marijuana arrest (the charges were later dropped) to baseball legend Pete Rose and his gambling travails. But Benedict and Yaeger describe an entrenched culture of cover-up and tolerance of criminal behavior in the NFL. And they devote nearly a chapter to the Vikings, listing 15 players entangled with police since Green was named the team's head coach...
...felony disenfranchisement laws take away the vote for a wide variety of offenses. For an offender to lose the vote, the report states, "the crime need not have any connection to electoral processes, nor need it be classified as notably serious. Shoplifting or possession of a modest amount of marijuana could suffice...
...that no subgroup of the population, no matter how talented or wise, will make better decisions more frequently than the nation as a whole. We recognize the right of all individuals to participate in the governing process, to help choose the laws under which they must live. Possession of marijuana, though an act which may deserve punishment, does not merit permanent severance from the body politic...
...neohippie raves and the creative anarchy that still holds its own on the Internet. Indeed, if thousands were identifying with small underground papers in the '60s, millions access eccentric, irreverent webzines in the '90s. And then there are those polls that show teenagers switching from cocaine or abstention to marijuana, the perennial favorite of visionary altered statesmen throughout history...
...Ukiah, Calif., voters elected the Anti-Law Enforcement candidate in a close race for the office of district attorney. Norman Vroman is an ex-con who has accumulated $1.3 million in tax liens, filed for bankruptcy twice, and supports the unqualified legalization of marijuana was chosen by the people to prosecute criminals in Medocino county. His intimate familiarity with the criminal mind (he possesses one himself) uniquely qualifies him for the job. The Associate Press attributed Vroman's victory to the fact that, "His stand on marijuana proved especially popular in rural areas." Of course...