Daily Archives: August 21, 2009

Book Bomb results

Just a quick note regarding yesterday’s book bomb for Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? by Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert… The book got up as high as #14. Pretty darn good (not … Continue reading

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Open Thread

Well, the conversion to the new site has been working quite well, and it seems people are finding it, for the most part. I’m still working on getting 301 re-directs for the pages on the old site and hope that … Continue reading

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Mexico’s new decrim law in effect today

This was tried in 2006, but the U.S. objected and it didn’t pass. But now it’s the law Anyone caught with drug amounts under the personal-use limit will be encouraged to seek treatment, and for those caught a third time … Continue reading

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99 years of failed prohibition lessons

Drug WarRant reader Chris found something interesting on the editorial page of a San Franciso newspaper from August 30, 1910 (full page available here as a pdf). The paper was urging the municipal authorities to use their best efforts to … Continue reading

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