North Charleston police have scored a major pot bust, seizing 500 pounds of marijuana with a street value of more than $2 million.

Yet another (yawn) major seizure. This is the part that got me:

Police said there was so much marijuana they couldn’t let reporters see it because the smell would overpower them. [...]

Apparently, Obama has picked Biden for his VP. Certainly disappointing, though not hugely significant, since:

I really don’t expect drug policy reform to come from any President who actually gets elected. and I don’t expect the V.P. to have much power in setting negative policy.

But let’s review: Biden was a hard core drug [...]

“bullet” U.S. May Ease Police Spy Rules

The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local police to collect intelligence about Americans, share the sensitive data with federal agencies and retain it for at least 10 years. [...] Quietly unveiled late last month, the [...]

It really is heartening to see the incredible degree to which drug policy sanity has spread throughout those who are internet-capable (especially when you think about the fact that that is where the population is heading). Two recent examples, where opposing views in the press have both generated a lot of comments. First, we [...]

Every now and then, I hear a common argument (from someone who partially supports drug policy reform) that goes something like this:

I agree that marijuana should be legalized — it’s really less harmful than many legal substances. But I’m convinced that harder drugs like cocaine are really dangerous and harmful to people, so [...]