Monthly Archives: November 2003

Howard Dean: Yes John Kerry: Yes John Edwards: Yes Carol Moseley Braun: I’m not going to answer Dennis Kucinich: No, but I think it ought to be decriminalized Al Sharpton: I grew up in the church. We didn’t believe in … Continue reading →

In today’s Village Voice: The DEA’s War on Pain Doctors by Frank Owen Some in the medical community call it “a war on pain doctors,” others “a government jihad” or “state-sponsored terrorism.” However you describe the current campaign, which according … Continue reading →

New Bedford, Massachusetts: Mayor, White House discuss solutions. Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. has really gotten in bed with the Drug Czar, including developing a plan for volunteer drug testing of all middle and high school students. (Of course, the … Continue reading →

Now that the UK is looking to downgrade cannabis, the loonies are coming out. No, not potheads — but drug warriors grasping at straws to scare people. The Sunday Telegraph ran CANNABIS USE CAUSES ‘HUNDREDS OF DEATHS A YEAR’, CORONER … Continue reading →

BUSH TO TEENS: RELIGION HELPED MEND MY WAYS President Bush, speaking Wednesday at a youth center in Oak Cliff, gave an unusually candid assessment of religion’s role in leading him from his wayward youth. “Sometimes, and a lot of times, … Continue reading →

Helping Justice Overcome a Flawed Policy – a nice little piece on Senator Durbin’s efforts to introduce the Truth in Trials bill. Sen. Durbin’s bill is in line with the history and purpose of the American criminal jury system, which … Continue reading →