Maybe We Can Learn Something From the Marijuana Experience?
Marc J. Victor
2020-11-06 14:43
Column by Marc J. Victor, Esq.
I’ve been a full time practicing criminal defense attorney in Arizona since 1994. For that entire time, I’ve been arguing, as publicly as possible, that laws criminalizing peaceful marijuana use by competent adults should be immediately repealed. Indeed, they are entirely inconsistent with a free society.
In 1994, my arguments to legalize...
Are You Really For Freedom?
Marc J. Victor
2010-10-25 02:00
Column by Marc Victor.
Exclusive to STR
I know you say you love freedom. Virtually everyone says they love and value freedom. Even such murderous villains as Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein claimed to love or advocate freedom.
"The German people are not a warlike nation. It is a soldierly one, which means it does not want a war, but does not fear it. It...
Legalize Methamphetamine!
Marc J. Victor
2006-03-27 03:00
I’m the last guy who ought to argue for the legalization of meth.[1] As a practicing criminal defense attorney, I make a good income from defending people who are charged with drug crimes. If the drug war ended, I would lose a substantial portion of my income. Additionally, some would call me a health...
Marc Victor's Recusal
Marc J. Victor
2003-05-23 15:00
A justice system is a necessary prerequisite to any civilized community of persons. For any justice system to be effective and just, the judges who work in such a system must possess a strong sense of justice.
Only human beings have the capacity to possess a strong sense of justice. An inflexible, rigid and mechanical approach to judging is not appropriate and has throughout history caused...
My Contribution to Science
Marc J. Victor
2003-05-22 15:00
I recall learning about the painfully short half-life of certain chemical compounds in high school chemistry. Some of those nasty little compounds expire in hours, minutes or even a few short seconds. Several years after high school, I can now truly empathize with such ill fated compounds. I have discovered that the half-life of a principled libertarian superior court judge on the criminal...
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