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Radley Balko’s powerful post reminding us of Robert Scheer’s prescient pre-911 article on the drug war, Afghanistan, and terrorism.

No practicable level of drug law enforcement can raise the prices of mass-market drugs

Mark Kleiman reports on a seminar he attended on drug abuse control policy with this amazingly important post:

As part of my preparation, I had Kenna Ackley, my research assistant, pull together some numbers. Between 1980 and 2004, the number of drug dealers in state and federal prison is up more than twelvefold, from 24,000 […]

WalStMonky on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “. . Not long ago I read an argument that said that regulated re-legalization was causing youth to drive while…” Feb 26, 12:45
Servetus on Finally, a better use for dog sniffing: “New technology from MIT et al. uses optical sensing to monitor stress in plants, allowing the grower to detect a…” Feb 25, 22:38
darkcycle on Really, Idaho?: “Oh, and “hoes” they are. The make the panhandle a gauntlet for Washington plates. I 90 is as bad as…” Feb 25, 12:36
Servetus on Finally, a better use for dog sniffing: “A new study puts to rest another fear about marijuana legalization and women who are pregnant: Question: Is there an…” Feb 25, 11:45
Daniel Williams on Really, Idaho?: “Really, Idaho? No, you da ho…” Feb 25, 09:50
Servetus on Finally, a better use for dog sniffing: “Another reason not to throw people into some county lockup, even for a short period of time, for merely possessing…” Feb 24, 10:24
strayan on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “New study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0003134821995053 There was no apparent increase in the incidence of driving under the influence of marijuana after legalization” Feb 21, 06:18

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