Monthly Archives: February 2005

Scott at Grits for Breakfast has been covering the racial profiling report from the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. The results are interesting in a number of ways — clearly there is some racial profiling going on in Texas, but as … Continue reading →

Regular readers of this blog know that I come down very hard on the current administration (and properly so). They’ve got the ball right now and they’re responsible for the injustices that are going on in this war against the … Continue reading →

Via Grassroots Buzz: Bill O’Rights Arrested On Drug Charges

Senior citizens are an important voice. They read. They vote. They have electoral power. They can be an increadible help for the medical marijuana cause, and a recent poll by AARP found that 72% of older Americans (45 and over) … Continue reading →

There are a number of new additions to the Illinois Marijuana Lectures website featuring the Honorable Andrea Barthwell. (Yeah, she uses that title in her own bio. I know it’s used for judges and certain government officials (like Mayor), but … Continue reading →

August 13, 2004: John Walters, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, recently startled the media by admitting that the $3.3 billion Plan Colombia, now in its fourth year, has failed to make a significant dent in … Continue reading →

So you’ve got a state, Oregon, that has passed a law allowing assisted suicide in specific situations. Unwilling to accept the audacity of a state wanting to control its own medical practices, the DEA steps in and starts yanking the … Continue reading →

Now that Art Linkletter is back in the news as spokesperson for USANext, it gives us the oppotunity to laugh at his exchanges with Nixon again. Hesiod over at The American Street has all the fun, including this: Linkletter: “Another … Continue reading →

Our favorite drug czar was speaking to the press again, this time in preparation for today’s release of President Bush’s national drug control strategy for 2005. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States should employ some of the techniques it is … Continue reading →

So Jeff Trigg over at Random Act of Kindness is trying to drum up the support of Illinois-based bloggers to promote his pet cause — improving ballot access for Libertarian Party candidates. But you know what? It’s a good idea … Continue reading →