Monthly Archives: June 2013

Regulation is only as hard as you make it

Legalizing marijuana is hard. Regulating a pot industry is even harder. by Mike Konczal in the Washington Post. It’s hard to slog through all the hand-wringing in this article — fears about making the wrong decisions in regulating marijuana, as … Continue reading

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Let them smoke pot

Nice editorial in the New York Times: American Mayors – Let Them Smoke Pot What the Conference of Mayors resolved seems appropriate — and sensitive to the reality that public attitudes toward marijuana are liberalizing rapidly. In 1969, the Pew … Continue reading

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Something to read

So this showed up today from Amazon. I’m looking forward to reading it, as soon as I get some time. I’d hurry up and review it, but it doesn’t really seem that Radley needs my review – he’s already got … Continue reading

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International Drug Day Celebrations

As always… Link Chinese authorities have once again commemorated the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by stepping up their drug enforcement efforts. Ahead of the UN anti-drug day on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reports that six … Continue reading

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For those concerned about the Voting Rights Act

Thought I’d share with you a post I made on Facebook. … It would be a mistake to assume that the Voting Rights Act in any way ensured that all African Americans were able to vote. The biggest factor in … Continue reading

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DEA dog and pony show today

The DEA just can’t contain itself. I’ve gotten multiple press releases from them about a special press conference today, where they’re going to get to show off their latest big bust. Must be a doozy, because they’re milking it (and … Continue reading

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World Drug Report

The World Drug Report for 2013 was released this morning by the UNODC. This is actually a useful report in terms of all the international information it contains, but of course it is also a product of the UNODC, and … Continue reading

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U.S. Mayors and marijuana policy

As you may have heard by now, the US Conference of Mayors unanimously passed a resolution on Monday urging radical change of federal involvement in marijuana laws. The resolution includes: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the United States Conference … Continue reading

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Asset Forfeiture Gone Wild

BuzzFeed has a hilarious/horrifying piece: The 14 Most Ridiculous Things Police Bought With Asset Forfeiture Just of few of them… Michael McDougal, then district attorney for Montgomery County, Texas, spent over $400 on tequila, rum, and kegs and $139 on … Continue reading

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Open Thread

Getting ready to open a show in Chicago Saturday, which has kept me busy and on the road, and the NSA leaks story has been getting a lot of my attention, so I don’t have much today. Should Pot Be … Continue reading

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