Swisher Saves the Gays

We are now going to write about urination. You have been warned.

New Obama pot policy: Spark it up!

Those of you who live in one of the fourteen states that have already legalized marijuana (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington) can now blaze freely without the fear of federal prosecution, provided it's for medical purposes:

Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.

This isn't just a victory for medical marijuana users, it's also a win for states' rights advocates, some of whom have been very anti-Obama and anti-big government. So, how will these teabaggers spin this to fit their narrative that Obama is still a socialist-Marxist trying to turn America into a Swedish Kenya?

This weekend, take a trip

From our friends at ArthurMag, comes this thought-to-be-lost documentary fragment about the mystical psychoactive drug Yage.

The narrator is our favorite queer of all time, William S. Burroughs, who takes us to a realm of altered consciousness where "telepathy and clairvoyance are commonplace." Bon voyage!

Andrew Sullivan got high, got caught, and got off

On July 13th, The Atlantic's blogger, anti-circumcision zealot, Trig Palin conspiracy theorist, and marijuana fan Andrew Sullivan was busted on Cape Cod, for having marijuana. He was ordered to appear in court on September 2nd to pay a $125 fine, like anyone else would be. But, here's where things get weird: At the hearing, the U.S. Attorney's office asked the court to drop the charge, claiming that it would have an "adverse effect” on Sullivan's immigration status (he's a British citizen).

Sullivan has been seeking U.S. citizenship for some time now, so a misdemeanor could hinder his progress. But, why in the world is the U.S. Attorney's office concerned about this? Was it a case of a high profile media figure getting special treatment? Did Andrew Sullivan give the federal prosecutor a hand job? Who can say!?

Well, the judge who ultimately did allow the dismissal is very pissed off about all of this because, honestly, what if every crazy blogger tried to smoke pot, on Cape Cod?