Monthly Archives: February 2004

Jacob Sullum at Reason has a great article about the ACLU lawsuit against the feds. Istook’s willingness to so blatantly violate the First Amendment plays into the hands of his opponents, who portray it as a sign of the drug … Continue reading →

The federal civil lawsuit regarding the death of Drug War Victim John Hirko is wrapping up. Earlier coverage is here. The Morning Call has been covering the story: The case is likely to go to the jury for deliberations today … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago, I discussed the idiotic and constitutionally challenged Oklahoma Representative Ernest Istook who didn’t like the fact that Change the Climate was running ads on the Metro calling for the legalization of marijuana. So he pushed … Continue reading →

Via Vice Squad: Andrea Barthwell is at it again in this OpEd in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune. Andrea is one of our Drug Czar’s Deputy Directors. Naturally, shortly after a medical marijuana bill is introduced in the state legislature, the feds … Continue reading →

“bullet” LastOneSpeaks points us to the transcript of an incredible speech on the floor of the House this week by Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, regarding the DEA’s meddling with pain management. Finally, I wish to express my hope that … Continue reading →

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Nationally, asset forfeiture laws, in conjunction with the drug war, have been extremely profitable to law enforcement, to the extent that many units depend on a certain level of seizures to achieve their annual budgetary goals. This means that law … Continue reading →

A U.S. report that has been hitting Canadian media sites in the past two hours says that Canada is too terrorist friendly. A serious charge, but let’s take a closer look at it. First, the report (titled Nations Hospitable to … Continue reading →

TalkLeft reports that the cost of prosecuting Tommy Chong for making bongs was $12 million. This comes by way of Chong’s attorney who got the information from the government prosecutors. It’s outrageous, but not particularly surprising. The amount of tax … Continue reading →

The Canadian federal government reintroduced a marijuana decriminalization bill on Thursday. The text of the bill is here. The bill provides for fines if the amount of marijuana is 15 grams or less (and smaller fine for 1 gram or … Continue reading →