Daily Archives: December 3, 2008

Why do we keep falling behind in privacy rights?

An interesting decision in Canada: A judge in St. John’s recently decided that a man found with 14 grams of cocaine, 62 ecstasy pills and $11,000 in cash had an expectation of privacy when he checked his luggage prior to … Continue reading

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Preemptive opposition to Ramstad as Drug Czar

Reported at Politico A coalition of advocacy and nonprofit organizations, including the National Black Police Association, sent a letter today to President-elect Barack Obama preemptively pushing back against the nomination of Rep. James Ramstad (R-Minn.) to be head of the … Continue reading

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Repeal Prohibition – We can do it again

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition held a press conference yesterday to tie the 75th Anniversary of the repeal of prohibition (Friday) to today’s equally damaging prohibition, and to show how legalizing drugs could boost the economy. They’re also rolling out the … Continue reading

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Keep studying, Ben

Ben Kubic, a junior government and politics and operations management major at the University of Maryland, attempt to apply his studies to drug policy (as a response to the recent SSDP conference hosted at U of MD) and fails miserably. … Continue reading

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Medical Marijuana Debate Tonight at Georgetown Law

The Georgetown chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy is hosting a debate between Marijuana Policy Project assistant director of communications Dan Bernath and White House Office of National Drug Control Policy chief counsel Ed Jurith at 6:30 p.m. tonight … Continue reading

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