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Check out Decrimwatch
New to the drug policy blogs… decrimwatch Keeping an eye on cannabis decrimiminalization news, particularly in Chicago
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What did you do in the War, Daddy?
I chased criminal plants. I tore up fields of hemp. … I started a war to repress the people of Bolivia and Columbia … I contributed to the loss of Bill of Rights for all Americans … I turned some … Continue reading
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Debates
I’ll start watching debates when they’re ready to talk seriously about drug policy. Odds are, that won’t happen. Let me know if I’m wrong. I’ll be coming out with my endorsement and analysis of the Presidential race sometime in October … Continue reading
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Reefer Madness in the Houston Press
Thanks to Scott (of course), comes this amazing piece in the Houston Press. It’s a five (web) page article on medical marijuana by Michael Serazio called Reefer Madness. I’m just going to quote extensively from it (although this is still … Continue reading
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Felon Disenfranchisement
Flash animation at Drug Policy Alliance. Go watch.
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Record Cocaine Seizure
Via Vice Squad comes news that the US Coast Guard has seized 56,000 pounds in two recent interdictions. Total amount of cocaine seized by the DEA since 1986: over 1,000 tons. The degree to which that has reduced availability: approximately … Continue reading
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Eat some hemp. It’s good for you.
DEA’s Failed Battle To Ban Hemp Food is Over San Francisco — Three years after the Bush administration tried to ban food products made with hemp, the government surrendered that front in the war on drugs, attorneys for the hemp … Continue reading
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Is Chicago proposal elevating the debate?
I expressed some misgivings regarding the proposal in Chicago to switch to fines for marijuana possession. It’s in the Tribune again today (an interesting article) and reader Brian suggests: Consider the number of new articles about what a waste of … Continue reading
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Four more voting guides
Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, and Kansas are now complete, bringing the total to 15 states. I’ve still got a ways to go to get them all done before the election, but I’m plugging away. The interesting story this time is the … Continue reading
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Freedom March shut down
Alabama Marijuana Party’s Loretta Nall spoke on Saturday on the steps of the Alabama State Capital as part of a Freedom March, to focus attention on Alabama’s Habitual Offender law, harsh drug laws and prison overcrowding. A small, but enthusiastic … Continue reading
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