Monthly Archives: March 2006

… for today goes to Ianthia Smith, Guardian Staff Reporter, for the article Bahamas on winning side of drug war. Ianthia actually led off the article with: The Bahamas is one step closer to winning its drug war… On step … Continue reading →

Must see TV. Tomorrow (Sunday, March 5), CBS’s 60 Minutes (7 pm ET/PT, 6 pm CT), includes a segment on Marc Emery. I don’t know how the segment will turn out, but this is the kind of visibility he needs. … Continue reading →

Link Saying that mandatory minimums are a “one-way ratchet upwards” and cannot “satisfy the basic dictates of fairness,” Judge Patricia Wald, testifying on behalf of the American Bar Association, raised a host of concerns about such sentencing practices in testimony … Continue reading →

I love it! Washington DC — By the request of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest medical marijuana advocacy organization, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) this week led a group of three other House lawmakers in calling for a … Continue reading →

Harry Browne former Libertarian Presidential Candidate, died yesterday. And on his first day in office, he would pardon all non-violent drug offenders…

The first season of the delightful Showtime series “Weeds” is now available on iTunes (the entire 10 episode series is $19.90).

OK, the story so far. In time honored Google tradition, we spread the word about Vigil for Lost Promise.org – a site that countered the hypocritial DEA’s .com site. And sure enough, Vigil for Lost Promise.org got to the top … Continue reading →

U.S. Government: Washington — Steadily increasing cooperation among nations led to “significant successes” in reducing international drug trafficking and criminal activity in 2005, the U.S. State Department declared in releasing the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) March 1. … Continue reading →

Via NORML Senate Bill 2568, an act to authorize the medical use of marijuana for qualifying patients, will be voted on by the Illinois Senate tomorrow, Thursday, March 2. In addition, several seriously ill patients will be meeting with their … Continue reading →

[Note: This review contains spoilers.] Conviction is a mid-season replacement by Dick Wolf about young prosecutors, which premieres Friday, March 3 on NBC. I had a chance to see the pilot episode through an I-Tunes promotion, and I wanted to … Continue reading →