Monthly Archives: September 2004

I want to take a moment to comment on a few recent political news items that aren’t specifically related to drug policy, but have undeniable drug policy implications. “bullet” I Pledge Allegiance… The House of Representative just passed a bill … Continue reading →

Drug War Chronicle reports about more bad mandatory minimum drug laws being proposed by Rep. Senselessbrenner in the House. Past history has shown that this is an easy way to score points for being “tough.” Time after time, bad laws … Continue reading →

SSDP media director Tom Angell made a good catch. He saw a letter in the Metrowest Daily News talking favorably about drug testing in schools, did a little research, and discovered that the writer, Peter Cholakis, is President of Marketing … Continue reading →

At Reason online, Hemp Industry on Fire — Exploding marketplace stoked by DEA lawsuit by Valerie Vande Panne “Our thinking is that we’re in a can’t loose position,” David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps and primary funder of … Continue reading →

As reported here before, Alaskan courts are doing their part, ruling that possession of up to 4 ounces in the home is legal. Now the voters will have the chance to take it a step further. Initiative (pdf) summary: This … Continue reading →

There’s been so much going on, it’s hard to keep up with it all, so here’s a quick round of stuff… “bullet” Today’s Washington Post article on the increasing drug war: Russian Drug Unit Criticized Over Dubious Tactics, Priorities. This … Continue reading →

Vice Squad and D’Alliance has covered it, and Bill at Peoria Pundit has been wondering what my take would be of this … Mayor Daley on Tuesday embraced a police sergeant’s scheme to raise money for the city budget by … Continue reading →

A culture of cruelty has arisen in the medical establishment as patients who need medical pain management have come to be seen as agents of impending doom to those who would treat them. Physicians are prosecuted as drug dealers and … Continue reading →

The show I mentioned, is now available in RealAudio, thanks to the wonderful DrugSense. Here’s the link: http://drugpolicycentral.com/real/csa/montel.rm Quicktime version: http://cannabiscoalition.ca/temp/montel.mov Powerful. Very powerful. The Montel Show Order your own video of the show — it’s worth having to show … Continue reading →

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