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It hits the fan in Baltimore

Questions raised for years about city ‘flex squad’ in the Baltimore Sun (via Hit and Run). The Southwestern District flex squad has been disbanded and its officers suspended under a huge list of allegations, including rape charges against some officers, plus planting drugs, falsifying arrest reports and lots more.

Troubles in the flex squad […]

Crack perspective

Interesting article by Sharon Lerner in the Village Voice, Anatomy of a Drug Craze: Why Tough Laws Can’t Claim Credit For Beating Back Crack Decades after the hysteria of the crack “epidemic,” and the legacy of bad law (including racist bad law) that emerged and damaged our society far more than any drug epidemic could, […]

Practice makes perfect

For my regular readers… You don’t get opportunities like this very often, so here’s your chance. Be pleasant and polite. She’s a nice liberal girl with a B.A. in political science who thinks she has the drug war figured out.

claygooding on Drug policy wins: “It would be, IMO, the only chance for Biden to gain any grace or dignity. The maternal father of the…” Nov 23, 08:53
NorCalNative on Miss America, USPS, and the DEA solve our drug problems.: “The idea that single molecule, or “pure” CBD is superior to whole plant CBD, as this study suggests, goes against…” Nov 21, 11:49
strayan on Drug policy wins: “Mexico Threatened to Kick Out the DEA to Get US Charges Dropped Against Former Top General https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzd9n/mexico-threatened-to-kick-out-the-dea-to-get-us-charges-dropped-against-former-top-general” Nov 21, 03:34
DdC on Drug policy wins: “Ganja (Sanskrit) is the Fastest growing living wage job market heading for 300,000 full time by years end. Cannabis Industry…” Nov 17, 23:24
Servetus on Miss America, USPS, and the DEA solve our drug problems.: “Pure CBD is equal to or less effective than CBD oils against cancer cells: 17-NOV-2020 — Cannabidiol (CBD) oils are…” Nov 17, 20:01
SebGreenstein on Drug policy wins: “Here’s another just like the others: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced plans to introduce an adult-use cannabis legalization bill…” Nov 17, 13:44
Servetus on Miss America, USPS, and the DEA solve our drug problems.: “Cannabidiol (CBD) analogues prove useful in dermatology: 16-Nov-2020 — …In spite of its successful sales, we still do not know…” Nov 16, 18:38

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