There’s nothing more craven than politicians looking to score drug war points. Here’s a story caught by NORML and picked up by Wonkette When someone wrote Iowa Senator Tom Harkin and asked why medical marijuana should be illegal, this was his response:

Dear XXXX:

Thank you for contacting me. I am always glad to hear […]

Bill Clinton admits ‘regret’ on crack cocaine sentencing

In a keynote address last week at a University of Pennsylvania symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Kerner Commission report on the causes of racial disturbances in the 1960s, Bill Clinton did what many politicians find hard to do: admit he made a big mistake. “I […]