Monthly Archives: July 2005

Link “The drug czar has blood on his hands for blocking the humane and medical use of cannabis for sick, disabled and dying people,” Kubby said. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum properly points out the hysteria behind the latest unfounded crack baby: the meth baby. He quotes from an open letter from physicians and drug treatment specialists: Despite the lack of a medical or scientific basis for the use … Continue reading →

I’m out of town and missed the news until today, but as the many contributors who wrote me said… this needs to be posted: Link EMERY EMPIRE RAIDED AT REQUEST OF UNITED STATES Cannabis activist and two others arrested By … Continue reading →

This is nothing new — something I’ve railed about for some time as it relates to drug task forces here in the states, but this article from Canada just kind of drove me a little nuts. It was a drug … Continue reading →

Make sure you read Radley Balko’s latest at Fox: Justice Often Served by Jury Nullification The doctrine of jury nullification (search) rests on two truths about the American criminal justice system: (1) Jurors can never be punished for the verdict … Continue reading →

Via NORML’s ezine comes this ruling: (I’m quoting extensively, because it’s pretty important) Traverse City, MI: The presence of cannabis’ primary metabolite, THC-COOH, is insufficient evidence of impairment to warrant a conviction under the state’s “zero tolerance” per se drugged … Continue reading →

Great article in the Rolling Stone by Robert Dreyfuss America’s long-running war on drugs has, literally, gone to pot. More than two decades after it was launched in response to the spread of crack cocaine — and in the midst … Continue reading →

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing Drug War Religious Extremists Mark Souder and John Mica rake the Drug Czar’s office over the coals for not being tough enough in the war on drugs is simultaneously hilarious and … Continue reading →

President Bush has sent a new nomination to the Senate for confirmation as Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, ONDCP to replace Andrea Barthwell. (Note: the word “vice” also means “to replace” — just seems odd to use it there.) The … Continue reading →

That’s right — two years ago today, I started blogging. I thought at the time that I’d post once a week or so (since this is post #1062 I think you can see that my estimate was a bit off). … Continue reading →