Zappa On Freaking

[LBernier at tribune.com]

     Steely sez:
     
     LSD probably wasn't illegal when LeGuin would have consumed it.  
     Marijuana has been decriminalized in Oregon--possession of less than 
     an ounce is the equivalent of a parking ticket. Ballot initiative set 
     for next year will probably take it even farther than the recent ones 
     in AZ and CA. 

You know, back when I was a teen, studying my Florida "Rules of the Road" 
in hopes of getting my learner's permit (um, 1979, it was) I remember 
reading that possession of marijuana in the quantity that would typically 
be found in 1 American-college-student-size joint was punishable only as a 
minor misdemeanor.

Now, I take it, the offense would be punishable with something just shy of 
decapitation.

A-and, speaking of which, did anyone hear any of the excerpts from our fine 
representatives in Washington regarding the CA/AZ ruling allowing medicinal 
of marijuana?  You'd think the devil himself were walking among us - total 
mass hysteria.  They must have stayed up late the night before watching 
"Reefer Madness" 'cause that's just what it sounded like.

Jean.