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Ogilvy and Mather execs charged today with conspiracy for drug war ad overcharges
From AP: Advertising executives charged with cheating U.S. in $684M anti-drug campaign. A current and a former executive at the Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency were charged Tuesday with conspiracy for allegedly overbilling the U.S. government for a campaign to … Continue reading
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Green Tide – a study in absurdity by the Ontario police
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police last month released a study (pdf) on “the detrimental effects of Marihuana Grow Operations” called Green Tide. It’s a fairly silly report, presented with the seriousness of a major scientific study, with charts … Continue reading
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Nominated for a Koufax!
Drug WarRant has been nominated for a 2003 Koufax for Best Single Issue Blog. It’s a real honor, and a great group of blogs to be listed with. Check them out, and check out all the other Kaufax categories at … Continue reading
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NORMLcast – New – Tune in tomorow
NORML introduces the ‘National NORMLcast’, a weekly news and review of all things relating to cannabis-n-culture, pot-n-politics and language-n-law. Your host is radio personality, libertarian and Tampa-based entrepreneur Glenn Klein. Each Wednesday evening, starting at 10:00 PM (eastern), Glenn explores … Continue reading
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More on Mandatory Minimums
Via Hit and Run, we get Debra Saunders’ article today in the SFGate — a followup to the 60 Minutes piece on mandatory minimums. When I reached Bogan on his cell phone, I asked him how many drug kingpins he … Continue reading
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