The Drug War Itself Is the Problem
"...of European Union countries have decriminalized marijuana. Despite marijuana prohibition and perhaps because of forbidden-fruit appeal, lifetime use of..."
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March 2, 2004 Postmarks
Naked City
State senate districts 1 and 31 are in play before the
special session
"...electioneering, it might be electioneering. We have a corporate prohibition, and the reason is so large corporations don't so..."
Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King
The City, the New Women's Hospital, and UTMB
"...city or social service organizations. Women's advocates protested that prohibition, but Seton was adamant and won the argument. When..."
Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
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"...of lost productivity, etc., the true cost of marijuana prohibition is probably closer to $20 billion a year. Twenty..."
Oct. 24, 2003 Column
Wants Many Political Parties
"...of lost productivity, etc., the true cost of marijuana prohibition is probably closer to 20 billion dollars a year...."
Oct. 20, 2003 Postmarks
Why Is Doil Lane Still on Death Row?
Despite a Supreme Court ban on the execution of the mentally retarded, those prisoners remain on Texas' death row.
"...believes that the Supreme Court's reasoning for adopting a prohibition against the execution of the mentally retarded -- that..."
Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Rita Radostitz
Naked City
The feds' curious "hemp rule" gets laughed at in court
"...announced a near-total ban on such products, arguing a prohibition was necessary because hemp seeds contain trace amounts of..."
Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
The DA has now beaten the business group in every court in Texas.
"..."If [TAB] and others have violated the state's corporate-contribution prohibition, which is a felony, then they should be prosecuted..."
Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
The comedian says his jail term for selling bongs is really punishment for his attitudes about U.S. drug policy
"...that's a huge culture," Chong said, adding that federal prohibition is "like putting a stop light in the middle..."
Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Tainted Pot
"...The pharmaceutical companies have fought the repeal of marijuana prohibition for years, though it seems they still have much..."
Sept. 22, 2003 Postmarks
The Hightower Report
The Bush administration tries to roll back union gains; and Wal-Mart wants to dominate the banking world.
"...a way for the Wal-Marts to bypass the current prohibition against commercial firms owning banks, giving them the banking..."
Aug. 29, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower
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"...effective! Could it be that prescription-drug manufactures support marijuana prohibition in order to protect their bottom line? Nah ......"
June 27, 2003 Column
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"...and be careful!" Yet, our City Council justifies smoking prohibition at nearly all gathering places to protect "public health"..."
May 30, 2003 Column
Naked City
Pipeline Ordinance Passes
"...and safety advocates lobbied for a stricter 500-foot absolute prohibition but expressed satisfaction with the final decision...."
April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
I Want My MP3s
The rise and demise of Austin's once dominant file-sharing service, Audiogalaxy
"...the same way Napster was. It was like a Prohibition-era restaurant. The good food in the front brought in..."
Jan. 31, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
There is plenty of bad and ugly to go along with the good, yet each character in Sergio Leone's American opus seems to live inside a cinematic glass orb in which his virtue and his vice settle like snowflakes around an elegy to himself.
"...we (attempt to) follow four young Jewish gangsters in Prohibition-era New York as they progress from adolescent schmucks to..."
Dec. 20, 2002 Screens Review by Alexander Marcus
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...nesting season, but the Bush decision has no such prohibition. -- L.N...."
Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature
Naked City
Expensive Education for T.A.B.
"...the nonpartisan reform group Campaigns for People called the prohibition on direct corporate and union campaign contributions the "one..."
Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Michael King
Trouble Tackling Tulia
"...an invitation from Swisher Co. officials, but no such prohibition exists. "The problem is that in Texas, prosecutors and..."
Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
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"...of state and church. It would lift the current prohibition on politicking from the pulpit by allowing houses of..."
Sept. 6, 2002 Column
Weed Watch
"...newly formed drug policy reform group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. (Among L.E.A.P.'s members is Howard Wooldridge, a former Michigan..."
Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Austin Stories
"...Green Building, parking structures and landscape surface parking, and prohibition of drive-in services and service stations. Bring along a..."
Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature
Day Trips
"...the craftsmanship of fine woodworking. His favorite is a Prohibition-era bar made to look like a floor-model radio...."
Aug. 2, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Slusher vs. Bunch
Point/Counterpoint:
"...site.Miscellaneous DetailsSlusher: The development would include green-building measures, a prohibition on big-box retail, native plant landscaping, and dramatically reduced..."
July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
Keeping the Faith
The Texas Documentary Tour presents festival hit Trembling Before G-d, in which Orthodox Jews try to reconcile religion with their homosexuality.
"...outward appearances: The Orthodox take very seriously Leviticus' explicit prohibition against homosexuality. But in the more than six years..."
April 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis
Recommended
"...excellent new novel A World of Thieves, set in Prohibition-era New Orleans and Texas, as this month's read. The..."
April 12, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith
Naked City
'I'm Not a Stoner!'
"...groups say led to the current state of drug prohibition...."
March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Honor Among Thieves
James Carlos Blake demystifies A World of Thieves and the world of writing.
"...of Thieves (Morrow, $25.95), his new novel about a Prohibition-era hold-up gang's criminal exploits as they migrate from New..."
March 8, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett
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"...a chance to read Mr. Black's editorial on drug prohibition, just responses ["Postmarks," Nov. 16] augmenting his arguments. Hadn't..."
Nov. 30, 2001 Column
Naked City
When sleeping on the streets is a crime
"...and from I-35 to Lamar.) Some exceptions to the prohibition would be permitted, such as medical emergencies and parade..."
