Johnson, Ventura tag team Minnesota event (updated)

Libertarian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson has filed an anti-trust lawsuit in federal court to force his way into debates with President Obama and that other white guy.

Today's rally for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson at Macalester College will also feature former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who's long expressed libertarian views. The Macalester appearance is part of Johnson's three-week campus tour. It's from 1 to 3 p.m. at Macalester's Kagins Commons Hill Ballroom. --Joe Kimball at MinnPost online.

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Reason national poll: Obama 49, Romney 42, Gary Johnson gets 6%. Without Johnson: Obama 48%, Romney 43%.

Ibuprofen and opioids eat your liver.

Pfizer was one interested party in the outcome of the SCOTUS review of ACA. From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News:

On March 13, 2012, though, the Arthritis Advisory Committee to the FDA unanimously concluded that the potential benefits of anti-NGF drugs outweighed the risks associated with their use. They voted 21 to 0 to allow Pfizer and other developers to resume testing, despite cases of joint destruction and osteonecrosis associated with their use.

WTF?

President Obama is getting a significant challenge for the 18-32 vote. "And the Feds are cracking down on #MMJ? Sheer idiocy."

From the Santa Fe New Mexican:

USA Today:

The increases have coincided with a wave of overdose deaths, pharmacy robberies and other problems in New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Florida and other states. Opioid pain relievers, the category that includes oxycodone and hydrocodone, caused 14,800 overdose deaths in 2008, and the death toll is rising, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Deaths from cannabis overdose? Zero. Deaths from the "War on Drugs?"

Matt Varilek: talk about the future.