Monthly Archives: January 2006

Just a reminder to everyone that there is the opportunity to add your own Drug War Rant at Guest Rants. The latest addition is The War on Drugs: Problems and Resolutions by Dexter Gilbert. Gilbert discusses his own experience with … Continue reading →

Showtime has announced several documentaries in the works, including this one: MEDICAL MARIJUANA In the continuing controversy surrounding the medicinal value of marijuana, seven chronically ill individuals continue to receive medical marijuana from the U.S. government even though the law … Continue reading →

Libby at Last One Speaks makes a fascinating observation… When I started this blog it was pretty much Pete and me. Now there’s a dozen really good blogs doing consistent policy reform news. We’re getting louder folks. That can only … Continue reading →

Just for fun. According to the Boston Herald, the March edition of High Times will rank the Top Ten Stoner Comics. The winners? Bill Maher Doug Benson, co-writer of The Marijuana-Logues Amy Poehler, SNL Sacha Baron Cohen, Da Ali G … Continue reading →

“bullet” Over at The Agitator read what John Tierney has to say. Go read the whole thing. Here’s some snippets… As the baby boomers age, more and more Americans will either be enduring chronic pain or taking care of someone … Continue reading →

The Brits really seem to like this sensationalistic stuff. The BBC magazine has a feature: Out of joint: Here, one father tells the traumatic story of how cannabis turned his bright and promising teenage son into a wreck. Gives you … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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.

Adam Isaacson’s got the data: Total U.S. aid to Colombia over the seven years between 2000 and 2006: $4.72 billion Square miles of Colombia sprayed with “Round-Up Ultra” herbicide, 2000-2005: 2,550 Land area of Delaware, square miles: 1,954 Square miles … Continue reading →