Monthly Archives: October 2004

Drug Task Forces working to create crime

As regular readers know, I love to trash the concept of drug task forces — they really are a danger to our country in many ways — and I’ve been a fan of the work done in this area by … Continue reading

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No time to post, so check out…

“bullet” Last One Speaks on the successful protest yesterday at Health and Human Services and a voice of reason in the US House of Representatives. “bullet” Vice Squad on the shift of FBI resources away from drug investigations (I’ll have … Continue reading

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Report on Illinois Medical Marijuana Hearings

decrimwatch was actually at the hearings yesterday and has a report. Not all the committee members attended the hearing, but those who showed up clearly “got it.” The legislators offered sympathy and respect to the patients who testified, while challenging … Continue reading

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Vigil in Washington DC

Loretta Nall (of the US Marijuana Party) has written to say that she’s in Washington DC to organize a vigil to protest the death of Jonathan Magbie. The vigil will start at 2 pm and go until 5 pm today, … Continue reading

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And now, here’s something YOU can do…

Speaking of using every tool at your disposal, here’s an action alert for tomorrow (maybe today depending on when you read this) – Tuesday, October 5, 2004. Phone/ Fax Slam to Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health & Human Servicesæ – … Continue reading

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New Initiative Planned to Get Marijuana Curbs Eased

This is fascinating: Americans for Safe Access, a Berkeley, Calif., coalition of patients and doctors wanting easier access to pot for research and patient use, plans to file a petition with the Department of Health and Human Services charging the … Continue reading

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Good reading

“bullet” In today’s Boston Globe, a nice article on Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and Jack Cole: Former Cop Changes Sides in Nation’s War on Drugs: ”Right now the people that control and regulate drugs are the dealers,” Cole said. … Continue reading

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Local marijuana seizure

I’m not sure where the seizure happened, but I live in Bloomington, just a few blocks from I-55, so it was pretty close. Reported in the Pantagraph: BLOOMINGTON — What began as a routine traffic stop Thursday on Interstate 55 … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Season is Coming!

The ACLU has a guide to this year’s Supreme Court term. Here’s their description of a few cases related to drug policy. The issue in United States v. Booker (04-104) and United States v. Fanfan (04-105), is whether the federal … Continue reading

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More on Jonathan Magbie, Drug War Victim

In a follow-up to my post yesterday, comes today’s editorial in the Washington Post: An Inmate’s Death. Jonathan Magbie, a 27-year-old quadriplegic who had been unable to breathe on his own since he was 4, was sent to a Corrections … Continue reading

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