"Students for a Sensible Drug Policy" was the topic of a talk last night at Missouri Southern State University by Mason Tvert, a Colorado resident and staunch advocate for relaxing the penalties for possession of small quantities of marijuana.

Tvert in his attempt to empower students to join the debate spent a great deal of time presenting arguments justifying the use of marijuana over alcohol, both drugs, but one that carries what he considers an unjust penalty for possession.

Usually we highlight stories about cops having to deal with drunk and belligerent people engaging in violent and otherwise unsavory behavior. But in this story out of Minneapolis, it was the cops themselves who got trashed and caused all the problems. Shame they couldn't have made the SAFER choice...

It was Police Gone Wild in Minneapolis last week after a police department softball team got a little too wild and starting tearing up the town. Now the Minneapolis Police Department's internal affairs is investigating the incident after their excessive drinking allegedly led to threats and brawls on the streets.

According to FOX9 (via SOTC) the softball game took place at Northeast Park last Tuesday after Minneapolis firefighters. When the off-duty cops arrived at the Double Deuce strip club in their softball uniforms, the owner said they were too drunk and wouldn't let them inside.

When they were refused entrance, things went downhill fast.

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The owner says the officers even started flashing their badges, trying to intimidate the bouncer. And in retaliation, one of the officers allegedly urinated on the club's wall. The incident was caught on video.

With closing time nearing, the team went to Mayslak's Bar a few blocks away. The owner and staff told FOX 9, the officers picked a couple of fights and told patrons no one could stop them because they were all cops.

Outside the bar, one of the cops allegedly assaulted a man, who was passing by, after he tried to break up one of those fights.

British columnist Diane Abbot hits the nail on the head in a great piece for the Jamaican Observer:

There has long been a worldwide debate about the need to legalise marijuana. Perhaps the most important argument in favour of its legalisation is that marijuana is far less damaging to a person's health than alcohol and cigarettes.

Here in Britain, the statistics show that many more crimes are committed by
persons under the influence of alcohol than marijuana.