Boston.com reports on the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s record-setting sales for 2010:
The commission this week reported a 4.5-percent increase in net sales, for a total of $534 million. That was an increase of about $23 million over the previous year.
State Liquor Commission Chairman Joseph Mollica says approximately $140 million went to the state’s general fund, the largest contribution in commission history.
Former Corrections Officer Loses Faith in Justice System After Daughter's Marijuana Conviction
This is money that will go towards the prosecution and caging of peaceful people like Bob Constantine and Patricia Smith who prefer home grown cannabis to state-supplied liquor. Why is the State of New Hampshire in the drug pushing business? Why do they cage their competitors?
Should Weeda Claus be locked in a Cage?
The Portsmouth Herald credits the boost to aggressive out-of-state marketing, new in-store programs and the modernization of the outlets.
If you’re a drug dealer in the black market you’re a pusher. If you’re selling booze on behalf of the state you’re a marketer.
State Liquor Cop Supports the War on Some Drugs
Talley.TV has covered two different protests at New Hampshire Liquor Stores that pointed out this hypocrisy. Since moving to New Hampshire I have met several victims of the “Live Free or Die” State’s War on Drugs. The following episodes of Talley.TV either take place at the liquor stores in New Hampshire or reference them as in the case of the interview with the former corrections officer. This playlist contains four videos that are linked to the thumbnails above:
As the below chart by SAFER illustrates, alcohol is far more harmful than marijuana. So why does the State of New Hampshire cage some people for using one type of drug, like cannabis, while selling a far more harmful drug, like alcohol.
Last night at a council meeting, Keene’s city council voted unanimously to continue prohibiting local bars from advertising their drink specials in a way that would be visible outside their business. Based on the comments of one city councilor, they don’t want anyone to think that Keene “condones” drinking. I would like to know how many of the city councilors are active consumers of alcohol.
Seems to me that the city really doesn’t want businesses to come to this area. They seem to do everything they can to restrict their freedom to offer goods and services to willing customers. Recently, they jacked up property tax valuations by 30-40% on many commercial properties in town. That will result in higher prices for customers in addition to businesses on the edge of profitability going under.
The city council has chosen death over living free. If they keep this up, Keene will end up like Berlin – a dying town.
UPDATE: Apparently people in Claremont were upset I called it a dying town. I’m glad to see there is life there. Does anyone deny that Berlin is dying?
“Use the system!”, they constantly implore. Well, I tried again. Last week I submitted a proposal to the city council, thinking that they had to assign everything that came in front of them to a committee for a public hearing. Turns out, they can “accept it as informational” and do nothing, and that’s what “the mayor” has decided to do with it. No public discussion will be had on my idea. They are not interested in hearing how violence and property crime can be drastically reduced, not to mention the amount of people in jail lowered. Nope! Just “accept it as informational”, ignore it, and move along with their usual “business”.
What a joke.
UPDATE: Another option, according to the clerk, is to get a councilor to schedule the item for discussion, so I will approach one and see what happens.
Ian Freeman has a hearing at the Cheshire Superior Court in regards to his supposed right to a speedy trial. Judge Arnold threatens activists with arrest for hat wearing.
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