American history is a chronicle of the inexorable march of social liberalism
In my own lifetime, there has been an astonishing shift in attitudes toward civil rights for ethnic, racial and religious minorities, as well as for women and homosexuals. Censorship laws, for better or worse, have been greatly relaxed. Drug laws … Read more on Stuttgart Daily Leader (blog)

25 Outrageously Funny Quotes from 'Strangers With Candy's' Jerri Blank
The opening credits of former Comedy Central's series Strangers With Candy immediately sets the tone for the show. In a voiceover monologue, we hear Amy Sedaris' Jerri Blank describe her unusual situation as a 46-year-old ex-drug addict who did time … Read more on Flavorwire

Suburbs' first OD awareness clinic opens in Arlington Hts.
Arlington Heights resident Genevieve Przybylo is the operations director of Live 4 Lali, and for the past year she has been handling her own son's recovery from drug addiction. "This place would have been amazing," had it been available for her a year … Read more on Chicago Daily Herald

Whoops: Indiana's anti-gay 'religious freedom' act opens the door for the …
Marijuana isn't any more 'addictive' than alcohol and wine is used in some religious ceremonies. And marijuana isn't any more of a 'gateway' drug than the wine used in a religious ceremony will make you go out and buy hard liquor. (At least not on … Read more on Raw Story