Monthly Archives: March 2007

Drugs. Race. Silence.

Arianna Huffington’s powerful piece “The War on Drugs is Really a War on Minorities,” which was in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday, is now reprinted at Alternet today: While all the major candidates are vying for the black and … Continue reading

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Special event: Prohibition Kills

Event: Prohibition Kills: An Evaluation of the War on Drugs The Illinois State University chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) presents a program evaluating the “War on Drugs” featuring three experts on the drug war, followed by a … Continue reading

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The argument against legalization

An OpEd in the Arizona Range News on Wednesday just may be the epitome of anti-legalization arguments: Legalization Of Drugs Is A Bad Idea. I know I was certainly curious when I saw the headline, and I eagerly read on … Continue reading

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Will of Voters Overturned on Marijuana Initiative

Another video from TrueHigh (the maker of the ONDCP Propaganda response videos) Another relevant video: Medical marijuana ad refused by radio station. Former Senator Gordon Humphrey owns WKXL radio in Concord, New Hampshire. The station refused to accept a radio … Continue reading

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Reefer Madness Sunday

“bullet” Last week’s ridiculous “apology” in the Independent (UK) has generated some attention this Sunday, with a series of articles and letters to the editor. Quite a mixed bag. On one side you have: I have been a productive, happy … Continue reading

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Site changes

Just a note that I’m working on a slight layout change and yes, it will include Google ads. Please be aware that I am not in any way involved in selecting the ads that show up here. I’ll be doing … Continue reading

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Califano and CASA just won’t die

I haven’t had to bring up this liar for awhile. Joseph Califano, and Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), you may recall, is known primarily for falsifying numbers about teenage drinking. They’re ba-ack. In the Daily Tar Heel, we … Continue reading

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Why drug warriors won’t debate us.

thehim, over at Blog Reload eviscerates a poor San Diego State University student drug warrior. Come on, Lee, isn’t it unfair to use facts and logic and stuff?

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The War on Drugs’ War on Minorities

In today’s Los Angeles Times is a blistering OpEd by Arianna Huffington Democratic presidential candidates crave the Latino and black vote, but ignore the Drug War’s unfair toll on people of color. […] The silence coming from Clinton and Obama … Continue reading

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Ranking drugs in Great Britain

If you haven’t been following recent developments in the UK, there’s been quite an upheaval and controversy over drug policy (the best coverage is at Transform Drug Policy Foundation blog). Actual new and creative ideas are being discussed (although that … Continue reading

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