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My life. My decision
In today’s Salt Lake Tribune comes a story that makes me do something truly rare … …praise the government for something they’re doing in the drug war. Now, before you get all concerned for my mental health, I’d better point … Continue reading
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National Review and an End to Marijuana Prohibition
Marijuana prohibition is unique among American criminal laws. No other law is both enforced so widely and harshly and yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the populace. This quote is from the cover story in the new … Continue reading
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Shameful!
This story in the Miami Herald: Two years after approving the use of drug-sniffing dogs, Broward County schools may have another narcotic-fighting weapon: an aerosol spray that detects residue on school desks or backpacks, similar to bomb-detection equipment used in … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
“bullet” TalkLeft points us to Volunteer Committee of Lawyers (VCL): Co-founded by former Attorney General Elliott Richardson, “the VCL seeks to promote, within and by the legal profession, informed discussion about the objectives of the drug war and its costs … Continue reading
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The Supreme Court, Medical Marijuana and the Commerce Clause
The Supreme Court has decided to consider Ashcroft v. Raich. For details on the case, see my original post on the victory in the 9th Circuit. Basically this boils down to a challenge of the federal government’s ability to interfere … Continue reading
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Blessing Marijuana
In Saturday’s Washington Post: Blessing Marijuana for Mercy’s Sake The United Methodist Church, the Union for Reform Judaism, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, the Episcopal Church, the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America … Continue reading
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A letter
Dear Michael Moore, Congratulations on breaking all sorts of records with the opening weekend of your film Fahrenheit 9/11. You’re opinionated and controversial, and you’ve clearly found out how to make that combination work. Not everyone likes you or agrees … Continue reading
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US nabs the Drug Pirates of the Caribbean; completely stops some smuggling
All the celebrities were out to celebrate the big bust — the culmination of 29 months of work in six countries and the arrest of 50 people. The celebrities included Attorney General John Ashcroft, Drug Czar John Walters, and DEA … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
“bullet” Check out this week’s Drug War Chronicle for disappointing updates on the Rockefeller Drug Laws and lots more. Also a good review of the week’s news in today’s Drug Sense Newsletter. “bullet” Speaking of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, check … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s call for investigation into mandatory minimums bears fruit
In the Chicago Tribune: ABA urges new look at sentencing: Many get-tough approaches to crime don’t work and some, such as mandatory minimum sentences for small-time drug offenders, are unfair and should be abolished, a report from the American Bar … Continue reading
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