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Oooh look… the Drug Czar can do magic!
Here’s an amazing little item that slipped by me while I was out of town. I did not realize that the Drug Czar was so incredibly talented! You may recall last September in Seattle that the Drug Czar was criticizing … Continue reading
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Sloppy evidence and unethical state officials
Ross, a defense attorney and regular reader of Drug WarRant (nice to know!), tipped me off to this story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Arnold Melnikoff is being fired for sloppy work. For years he’s been working for the state of … Continue reading
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Interesting reads…
“bullet” TalkLeft has the unbelievable story of Miguel Mendoza Palominos, a poor Mexican who just received 10 years in federal prison for the crime of being duped into being a patsy for a marijuana grow operation. So now we’ll spend … Continue reading
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Canadian Senator takes on US and UN drug policies
From the Senlis Council release on the 17th: Canadian Senator, Pierre Claude Nolin, strongly criticised the US led drug war at a press conference in Vienna today, following an International Symposium on Global Drug Policy organised by The Senlis Council … Continue reading
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Congress is driving me crazy.
LastOneSpeaks and TalkLeft have been covering the stupid new bills being proposed for drugged driving testing. From NORML: Please Tell Congress To Identify Impaired Drivers, Not Marijuana Smokers. Urge Your Congressman To Reject H.R. 3907 And H.R. 3922 NORML needs … Continue reading
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