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Any DrugWarRant readers in Prague, Budapest or Vienna?
I’m going to be taking a vacation soon to Central Europe. While I won’t have a lot of extra time, if there are readers particularly in Prague, Budapest or Vienna, I’d love to get together for some coffee and discuss … Continue reading
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Drug Czar salary cuts?
Via Tom at DARE Generation Diary comes this major put-down (search for ONDCP) of the Drug Czar’s office by the Senate Appropriations Committee: (emphasis added) COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,500,000 for ONDCP’s salaries and expenses. This … Continue reading
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DEA stoops even lower
Remember when DEA spokesman Steve Robertson responded to our efforts in protesting their museum propaganda by claiming: “We’re a law enforcement agency — we enforce the laws as they are written. Congress makes the laws.” Well, once again, I call … Continue reading
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Another good OpEd in the Seattle Times and more
We’re just racking up the support for drug policy reform in a range of major newspapers. Also importantly, the most intelligent, factual, well-written and well-argued pieces tend to be on our side. Sort of goes against the stereotype of the … Continue reading
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The Czars’ Reefer Madness
John Tierney in the New York Times “Drug policy is irrelevant,” says Cohen, the former director of the Center for Drug Research at the University of Amsterdam. It’s quite logical, he says, to theorize that outlawing drugs would have an … Continue reading
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Tea blogging
You may remember that the folks at Kasora special reserved teas had offered to send me some of their tea. Well, they came through and even though I’ve been bribed with tea, I can honestly report that they’ve got some … Continue reading
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Lethal?
What absolutely irresponsible reporting! I thought we had disposed of this nonsense a while ago, but there’s been an arrest in conjunction with the marijuana gumballs, which gave the media the opportunity to spew this: Howard County police said each … Continue reading
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Insane people speak
1. I never knew that the drug traffickers in Afghanistan had an ambassador (or perhaps she’s their girlfriend). What else could explain Ann Coulter’s statement: COULTER: But as for catching Usama, it’s irrelevant. Things are going swimmingly in Afghanistan. Obviously, … Continue reading
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ONDCP wasting taxpayer funds
OK, so that’s not really news, but having the GAO remind people shortly when the ONDCP is up for refunding can’t be helping their day. Adweek: GAO: $1 Bil.+ Anti-Drug Effort Ineffective WASHINGTON A Government Accountability Office probe of the … Continue reading
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America on Drugs
Pierre Tristam has an outstanding piece: When Admitting Failure Is Forbidden – America On Drugs. The whole thing is worth reading and quoting. Here’s a snippet. The country is addicted to the bureaucracy of the war. It keeps prisons in … Continue reading
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