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Daily Archives: September 24, 2005
Reader’s Digest takes on mandatory minimums
The historically conservative Reader’s Digest comes through with Petty Crime, Outrageous Punishment by Carl M. Cannon. The article goes after the three-strikes law, but includes a lot more mandatory minimum madness, including this amazing story: A Florida welfare mom, Clyburn … Continue reading
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Seize This!
You may recall that Boulder City Attorney Dave Olsen wants to seize the home of 56-year-old Cynthia Warren for her misdemeanor charge of growing 6 marijuana plants (see here and here). The editorials in the papers have been slamming Olsen. … Continue reading
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Clinical trials for psychedelics need more convincing placebo treatments: 16-Sep-2026 -- UC San Francisco researchers are weighing in on one…