Monthly Archives: November 2004

Thanks to Richard Lake for the news that the government has put out a new book of Marijuana Lies and Distortions called Marijuana: Myths and Facts. It’s available online as individual chapter pdf files or the entire book as a … Continue reading →

Fortunately, Baylen made it to the Raich symposium at Georgetown yesterday, and has a full report. Great work! Sounds like an interesting and informative panel discussion. It’s interesting to hear the mix of optimism and pessimism regarding the chances Raich … Continue reading →

I really believe that the upcoming Supreme Court case Raich v. Ashcroft (documents) could be the biggest event in drug policy reform in the next four years, and I’ll be following it closely here. I’ll probably be adding a full … Continue reading →

From New York Newsday (Thanks, Herb): [Security guard] Tomika Thomas told police she smelled marijuana when she spotted the 16-year-old boy standing alone under a tree outside Booker T. Washington High School when other students were in class or the … Continue reading →

Illinois’ Lisa Madigan got her chance at the big time, arguing in the Supreme Court for Illinois v. Caballes. The case involves whether you can use drug sniffing dogs in routine traffic stops when there is no cause to suspect … Continue reading →

It’s official. John Ashcroft is gone. The man who rose from losing to a dead man and did more to help the terrorists take away our freedom than anyone I know, is leaving, having declared a victory in making us … Continue reading →

Sometimes an article shows up that is so bad, so ignorant, or so blatant in its lies that you just can’t help marveling while you read it. This was published in The Columbian: Long before today’s extremely potent strains of … Continue reading →

Check out Loretta Nall’s new U.S. Marijuana Party Blog.

I’ve talked a couple of times about the offensive DEA museum exhibit that’s currently on display in Times Square in New York (and opened, of course, on September 11): Target America: Drug Traffickers, Terrorists and You (See my earlier posts … Continue reading →

Ignorant Congressman Mark Souder threatens Canada. From CTV An influential U.S. Congressman is predicting a trade slowdown if Canada decriminalizes marijuana possession. “I believe there’ll be more searches at the border both coming and going from Canada, which hurts our … Continue reading →