Monthly Archives: March 2005

Why the Market Argument is Bogus in Raich

While waiting for the Supreme Court decision in Raich, it’s still fun to do a little speculating. So I was interested to read Mike’s post at the Ashcroft v Raich category of the Crime and Federalism blog, discussing the government’s … Continue reading

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Anslinger, I mean, Walters, hits a new low

One of yesterday’s entries on the drug czar’s blog: The Red Lake Shooter and Drugs Some disturbing content on the Red Lake shooter’s blog has come to light. Jeff Weise, the teenager who allegedly shot and killed 9 people at … Continue reading

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We put our freedom in their hands

The Las Vegas Review Journal is justifiably suspicious about this atrocity: Editorial: Metro cop planted drugs in suspect’s car Sheriff says suspensions will suffice While officers were in the process of arresting local resident Mark Lilly last July on suspicion … Continue reading

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Jacob Sullum takes on the Times

Check out this excellent rebuttal at Hit and Run to yesterday’s stupid New York Times article on medical marijuana. Yesterday, in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s imminent decision in Ashcroft v. Raich, the medical marijuana case, The New York Times … Continue reading

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New York Times Writer Can’t Read

Dan Hurley’s article tomorrow in the New York times is a strange, unbalanced article about medical marijuana, giving a lot of space to opponents, and then claiming there isn’t enough “clinical” evidence to support medical marijuana. The problem is that … Continue reading

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Up to 50% of Canadian Press Reporters have Sex with Chickens

Via Hit and Run comes this bizarre factoid presented by Lorraine Turchansky in the Canadian Press Up to 50 per cent of users can be addicted after the first dose of crystal meth… What does that mean? Up to 50 … Continue reading

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Even with Blinders On, Two New Studies Can See the Rotting Carcass of our Drug Policy

Are We Losing the War on Drugs? An Analytic Assessment of U.S. Drug Policy By David Boyum and Peter Reuter American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (Released March 25, 2005) How Goes the “War on Drugs”? An Assessment of … Continue reading

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More idiocy

This editorial in the Sentinel and Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA): More cops needed to win drug war It’s an editorial that calls for a strong stance in the drug war and calls for more money to be spent to win it. … Continue reading

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Stupid Drug Wars

“bullet” Mexico: Arizona Daily Star Mexico is mobilizing 6,400 soldiers next week to its northern states in response to a vicious drug war that has left nearly 200 people dead this year, officials said. … Using Humvees, four-wheel-drive trucks and … Continue reading

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Scientists Still Trying to Discover the Cause of Idiot Reporter and Judge

“News” Article in The Daily Telegraph (Australia) by Angela Kamper: Chloe died because we all failed her SMOKING marijuana drove Timothy Kosowicz mad and he strangled an angelic little girl. … “This seems to be yet another example of the … Continue reading

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