Monthly Archives: July 2006

Tracer Bullet over at RedState has an exceptionally good post on The many and sizeable benefits of “Drug” Legalization from a conservative viewpoint. This is someone who used to support the drug war, but has come around to viewing a … Continue reading →

Even before the FDA made its widely ridiculed statement about medical marijuana, it was common knowledge outside the agency that the FDA had lost most of its scientific credibility, sacrificed to political and financial interests. Oddly, some of the staff … Continue reading →

It’s estimated that over 17 million people have been arrested for marijuana since 1965. That’s more than the combined populations of Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South … Continue reading →

President Bush today, speaking to the NAACP: We want to help the addicted. We want to help the homeless. We want to help those who are trying to re-enter society after having been incarcerated. That’s what we want to do. … Continue reading →

Comedian John Fugelsang, host of ACLU Freedom Files: Drug Wars, writing over at Daily Kos Because what I learned from the bible as a child was that Jesus was a radical nonviolent revolutionary; a man who hung around with lepers, … Continue reading →

Link Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), an organization of current and former members of law enforcement who believe the war on drugs has failed, will hold an event, “Law Enforcement Indicts the War of Drugs” on Thursday, July 27 from … Continue reading →

Growing up in Chicago, I have many fond memories of the Museum of Science and Industry. I spent so many hours in that place that I have as much sense memory of parts of it as I do the house … Continue reading →

I wasn’t even going to dignify this Guy W. Farmer piece of crap with a post. Besides, thehim and others have already ripped it to shreds. But then comes the drug czar’s “blog” Pushing Back, with this bizarre post… Nevada … Continue reading →

Radley Balko’s long-awaited white paper has been released today. You can read it for free as a downloadable 1.6 MB pdf at the CATO Institute, or purchase “the slick bound copy” at the bookstore for just $10. (the CATO bookstore … Continue reading →

This is just from a little mental goofing-off, but I got to thinking about using fire as an analogy for drug use and the drug war. Like fire, drug use can be very beneficial or it can be harmful, depending … Continue reading →