Comments on: Radio of the absurd

By: Pozycjonowanie

Pozycjonowanie — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:58:39 +0000

Then what if while he is at church he meets Jesus Christ and forms a relationship with God? Is that a bad thing? What if that is what is happening at many of the churches using these themes? I don’t know if it is or not. I know it is at one or two churches I know personally. It seems there are many ways to reach people for Christ. This may not be your way, but it is a way. Don’t do it if you don’t like it. Just so you know, our church doesn’t so I’m not getting defensive about our style being attacked or anything.

By: bza

bza — Thu, 04 May 2006 06:53:58 +0000

In the same vein, 500 milligrams is less than standard reatila amounts for cocaine, even for street deals. (I’m assuming that this is the mass of the seized quantity, not the mass of pure cocaine contained in the seized quanitity.) Like fishbande, it seems to me that amounts that would be commonly regarded as consumer amounts will not meet these standards.

By: fishbane

fishbane — Wed, 03 May 2006 15:32:36 +0000

Mark,
“Well, no. Five grams of cannabis is somewhere between 10 and 20 joints, depending on potency.”
It is slightly less than .18 Oz. It is less than a “quarter bag”, a very common retail amount here in the U.S. I imagine dealers will adjust packaging to account for the law, but it is certainly defining consumer amounts in the dealer range.

By: serial catowner

serial catowner — Wed, 03 May 2006 12:15:28 +0000

Hmmm….after 70 years of Reefer Madness, the whole thing has assumed an “underlying weirdness”. Gee, who coulda guessed that would happen?
Other than Paul Krassner, I mean.

By: Russell Gold

Russell Gold — Wed, 03 May 2006 10:33:08 +0000

” in the contemporary media/political culture opinion and spin float free of mere fact.”
- a phenomenon oft noticed by bloggers to the right of you, on a myriad of issues.

By: Mark Kleiman

Mark Kleiman — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:24:33 +0000

Well, no. Five grams of cannabis is somewhere between 10 and 20 joints, depending on potency.

By: Geoff Brooks

Geoff Brooks — Wed, 03 May 2006 04:02:17 +0000

“Under the legislation, police will not penalize people for possessing up to 5 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of opium, 25 milligrams of heroin or 500 milligrams of cocaine.”
5 grams of marijuana? That’s an insignificant amount. Another reason this won’t really do much good.

By: Melissa Bass

Melissa Bass — Wed, 03 May 2006 02:38:38 +0000

I read your post while listening to Anderson Cooper do a story on the same topic. I may just have to cancel my cable subscription.

By: Michael O'Hare

Michael O'Hare — Wed, 03 May 2006 01:12:24 +0000

Well, doggone it, Mark, if politicians can’t criticize foreigners, especially foreigners who’re undermining the good old USofA by sending agents to clean our swimming pools and pick our vegetables, what are they supposed to do for a living? clean swimming pools and pick vegetables?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 02 May 2006 23:03:57 +0000

Well it’s not like they don’t criticize California too…