On the Sunday March 30 front page of the Kansas City Star there was a fine article by Don Bradley headlined “Prescription for a change?” The online version of the article appeared the day before with this headline: “Marijuana raid in Bates County illustrates the evolution of an issue.” The story begins when an elderly gentleman lights up a joint in his own house and is interrupted by the authorities. The man suffers from “a rare and severe form of glaucoma” and, like many Americans, is trying to save his sight with weed. Is that so monstrous? He wasn’t doing anything our president hasn’t done. But the problem for this rural Missourian is that he was growing his own. So the authorities seized some 41 plants he was cultivating in his basement, growing lights, and his grandfather’s pipe collection. What’s also galling is that they seized his guns. So, living out in the woods as he is, he can’t protect himself and his...(Read Full Post)