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FDA Approves Synthetic THC for Pharma Co. Behind Anti-Pot Lobby and Opioid Bribery Scheme

FDA Approves Synthetic THC for Pharma Co. Behind Anti-Pot Lobby and Opioid Bribery Scheme

Source: The Free Thought Project

A Big Pharma company, Insys caught bribing doctors to prescribe opioids and lobbying against pot, just got their second synthetic THC approved by FDA.

The historic Nov. 2016 ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis brought a resounding win for freedom in several states, with the exception of Arizona. There, voters narrowly rejected decriminalization, in no small part due to a massive anti-pot propaganda campaign funded in-part by Big Pharma.

Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics gave $500,000 to a group called Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, which amounted to 10 percent of the group’s total money used to manufacture and disseminate anti-pot propaganda. Some of the scare tactics Insys used itself was to claim that legalization “fails to protect the safety of Arizona’s citizens, and particularly its children,” and that production of “narcotic raw materials” promotes abuse.

Both of these claims are patently absurd coming from a pharma corporation under investigation for bribery and marketing fraud relating to its synthetic opioid Subsys — . . . Read Complete Report

Former Agriculture Committee chair to lobby for Monsanto (+) Californian’s March Against Monsanto (Video Reports)

Featured Image: Thanx to David Dees.

From youtube uploaded by RT America

Published on Oct 17, 2013

In Washington, there is often a revolving door between public officials and lobbying firms. Public servants often take their contacts and knowledge to the private sector, where they can cash in on bigger salaries. The latest big name in the revolving-door game of politics is former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who was voted out of office in 2010. While in the Senate, Lincoln served as the chair of the Agriculture Committee. Now, through her lobbying company Lincoln Policy Group, she will serve as a lobbyist for agriculture giant Monsanto. RT’s Ameera David takes a look at what other companies the former senator will lobby for.

From youtube uploaded by RT America

Californian’s March Against Monsanto

Published on Oct 14, 2013

The anger at seed giant Monsanto, was felt at demonstrations held around the world. In the U.S., Marches against Monsanto were held in dozens of cities. RT’s Ramon Galindo, shows us the crowds in Los Angeles.

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Arizona Sheriff Stands Up to President Obama and Gun Control Lobby, Plans to Refuse All Unconstitutional Gun Bans (Video Report)

From The IntelHub

By Alex Thomas
theintelhub.com
January 25, 2012

Pinal County Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu has penned and sent a letter to President Obama that outlines the fact that Babeu plans to refuse any and all unconstitutional executive orders that limit or ban the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans in his county.

Babeu claims that any such law would actually be unlawful and that him and his deputies plan to ignore it. . . . Read Complete Report