Monthly Archives: December 2005

Here’s a request for input from all of you. One of the most annoying tricks used by drug prohibitionists is the old “What message would that send to the children?” used in opposition to any drug policy reform, usually when … Continue reading →

I’ve still got a few more days of craziness to finish up the semester with finals and a trip to Chicago with the Madrigal Singers for their 50th Anniversary (they’ll be performing at the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday Night … Continue reading →

Link SAN DIEGO š Federal agents fanned out across San Diego County on Monday, executing simultaneous search warrants on 13 medical marijuana dispensaries that have been selling pot to sick and dying patients. No one was arrested on suspicion of … Continue reading →

More on this later, but for now, you must read The Agitator’s coverage of the Cory Maye story. Read this one and then this. Cory had been slightly on my radar as part of a drug war victim story, but … Continue reading →

Haven’t had a chance to post in the past few days — it’s the last week of classes for the semester, and everything is happening at once at the university (I also did production photography for a dance concert and … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned this bill before, but now’s a good time to act on this Alert from ASA. California Congressman Sam Farr recently introduced H.R. 4272, appropriately dubbed the “Steve McWilliams Truth in Trials Act” which would permit patients an affirmative … Continue reading →

Link Bogota, Colombia — A U.S. government report to be released next week raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the multibillion-dollar U.S. anti-drug campaign in Colombia, despite moves by the Bush administration to extend the program. The 52-page report … Continue reading →

We see the violence and corruption of the drug war everywhere we look these days. Here’s Rio. As they ducked for cover, fruit vendors and taxi drivers seemed more spooked by the cops than the criminals. “Surely, someone will start … Continue reading →

Here are a few of the more off-beat recent drug war stories. Some of these have already been posted by the other drug war blogs listed on the left, so I’m just catching up, but I thought you might find … Continue reading →

“bullet” In Canada, conservative Stephen Harper, if elected, promises to get tougher on drugs, including marijuana. Asked why he would saddle a student who is caught with a small amount of the substance with a criminal record, Mr. Harper said … Continue reading →