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Daily Archives: May 18, 2006
National Parent Vigil
Today in the mail, I received an envelope from the Drug Enforcement Administration. What a delight! I so seldom hear from them. It was my ticket to “A Vigil for Lost Promise” on June 8. (Sent by official DEA taxpayer … Continue reading
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The False Threat of Liberal Drug Laws
Steve Chapman in the Chicago Tribune States and nations don’t seem to lose anything when they stop treating drug use as a crime. But there are gains to be had: more police time to combat violent criminals, less need to … Continue reading
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Science: The Drug War’s Latest Victim
The war on drugs is an attack on rationality.[…] Isn’t it a sign of mental disorder when distorted reasoning is unchanged by empirical evidence? What is it about marijuana that drives our politicians insane? – Salim Muwakkil of In These … Continue reading
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Karen Tandy, Temperance Soldier?
Over at DARE Generation, you can watch DEA head Karen Tandy tell people that legalizing alcohol was a failure. Her criteria for that judgement (and for her opposition in the same piece for drug legalization)? That use increased. Not abuse. … Continue reading
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