Things younger than Republican Presidential candidate (oh, and did I forget to mention war hero?) John McCain

Am I being “age-ist”? Maybe. But maybe not. The world is a pretty complicated place right now and I’m thinking that it’s not such a great time to elect our oldest President ever. So sue me.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Marijuana Tax Act.

The Marijuana Tax Act is younger than John McCain.

This law didn’t specifically make pot illegal - it simply levied a tax of a dollar on anyone who dealt in cannabis or hemp (and there were some pretty hefty fines and the possibility of jail time, too). So does this mean that, when McCain was born, it was completely legal to get baked?
Ah, the good, really, really, really, really old days.
(Thanks Jen and countless others for the tip!)

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posted by admin at 9:07 pm  

10 Comments »

  1. I had a feeling you would chose this one. Keep up the good work!

    Comment by Cheyney — May 13, 2008 @ 9:47 pm

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  3. So does this mean that, when McCain was born, it was completely legal to get baked?

    Yes.

    Comment by Marshall — May 13, 2008 @ 10:38 pm

  4. I wonder if his parents were blazing grass while he was still in the womb?

    Comment by Carly Klatt — May 14, 2008 @ 9:30 am

  5. In little Johnny’s early years, it was still spelled “Marihuana”.

    PS A better picture

    Comment by tiny emperor — May 14, 2008 @ 9:41 am

  6. Penicillin is younger than John McCain. How in the world did he live through all the infectious diseases of childhood?

    Comment by K.T. — May 16, 2008 @ 8:20 pm

  7. Hey, nice pink shirt, Mr Actor Man! He must have been smoking some ‘Mary Jane McCain’ when he bought it.

    Comment by Jesus the lizard — May 16, 2008 @ 9:38 pm

  8. #5,

    hmm- that is a good image. tough choice!

    Comment by admin — May 17, 2008 @ 5:11 pm

  9. This should go under the legislation category too. Which reminds me, re nicotine (apparently a business and not a drug), John McCain is way older than filtered cigarettes.

    Comment by fleisch — May 18, 2008 @ 7:41 pm

  10. I forget when exactly marijuana was made illegal in the US, i think it was a year or two before Mccain was born.

    Comment by Geoff — June 20, 2008 @ 2:36 am

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