Monthly Archives: December 2005

U.S. Marijuana Party Blog reports a tentative settlement in the outrageous Goose Creek School Drug Raid. The students could receive between $2,000 and $5,000 each. I hate the notion of depriving schools and communities of much-needed funds, but sometimes hitting … Continue reading →

Not a very strong headline, but… Dare Generation Diary reports that reform to the horrid HEA (Higher Education Act) financial aid provision (that denies financial aid to students with a drug conviction) passed the Senate yesterday (as part of the … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Lima News (Ohio) and Ft. Wayne News Sentinal (Indiana) editorials discuss the spying business and bring up the 4th Amendment… It was bad enough when The New York Times revealed that, since early 2002, under an executive order from … Continue reading →

More stupidity. A Lake Geneva man could face 37 years in prison after he allegedly had marijuana in his system during a fatal crash in Muskego last September. Brent Ehret, 21, was charged Friday with one count of vehicular homicide … Continue reading →

In Kenner, Louisiana, a tragedy happened. Rebecca Doussan (age 26) and her twin sister Rachel were injecting cocaine. Rebecca left the apartment to get some more, and when she returned, discovered her sister drowned in the bathtub, with the water … Continue reading →

Will Washington engage Morales? by Jim Lobe is a very interesting article about the challenges faced in Bolivia-U.S. relationships, with Morales in charge. Analyst John Walsh notes: “If he’s saying yes to coca for traditional purposes, but no to cocaine … Continue reading →

Those of us involved in drug policy reform have seen the continual destruction of the 4th Amendment in the name of the drug war and we have shouted until we were hoarse, as the general population turned a blind eye … Continue reading →

You can bet they’re not happy in the U.S. Drug War HQ today. Link Evo Morales, a candidate for president who has pledged to reverse a campaign financed by the United States to wipe out coca growing, scored a decisive … Continue reading →

So much going on, I wish I had time to post right now. “bullet” The Agitator is still working the Cory Maye story. “bullet” The converstaion with DAMMAD’s Steve Steiner continues at Dare Generation Diary “bullet” Federal Judge Calls DEA’s … Continue reading →

Mark Kleiman misses it again. He’s at a conference on “drug markets and violent crime.” He reports: Most interesting new idea: In New York City, where selling cocaine is a felony but selling cannabis or untaxed cigarettes is a misdemeanor, … Continue reading →