It seems Detroit is intent on turning Motor City strip clubs into burlesque halls for the straight-edges. In the spirit of the blue law, the Detroit City Council is cracking down on strip clubs by proposing to ban alcohol from the clubs. They also want to stop lap dancing and make dancers wear pasties. What's the point?

Attorney Richard Mack who is a member of Perfecting Church and other pastors are working with Scott Bergthold, an attorney from Tennessee who has been shutting down strip clubs nationwide. In addition to the pasties rule and liquor ban, the clubs will be required to keep dancers 6 feet from the patrons and the dancers must be on stage at all times. The stage itself must be 18 inches from the ground.

Strip club owners are worried that their places will go out of business without liquor. Mack is hoping that happens. Boobs remain boobs and lonely men will remain lonely. Strip clubs in Detroit, however, may not remain any longer.

The Kettle Called the Pot Dangerous
In the war of words on the legalization of marijuana comes one argument for the party poopers. Researchers at the University of Leicester found that marijuana smoke can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer. Rajinder Singh, who is involved in the study, says that marijuana smoke has 50% more carcinogens than tobacco smoke. He also said that smoking four joints a day was the equivalent of smoking 20 tobacco cigarettes in the damaging of mucus membranes. The evidence is laid out in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology. Your move, pro-legalizer.

It's Not KOOL Anymore
Recently, a bill was passed by Congress that would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco. The bill is waiting a signature from President Obama who is "looking forward" to passing the law. The bill would outlaw flavored cigarettes such as chocolate, cherry and cloves. These flavors are said to lure kids to smoking and taste great. One flavor, however, was left alone - menthol. This may change later down the road as opponents to menthol say that it makes smoking easier due to its mild anethestic property. Kools and Newports are being targeted for their minty taste.