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Any DrugWarRant readers in Prague, Budapest or Vienna?
I’m going to be taking a vacation soon to Central Europe. While I won’t have a lot of extra time, if there are readers particularly in Prague, Budapest or Vienna, I’d love to get together for some coffee and discuss … Continue reading
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Drug Czar salary cuts?
Via Tom at DARE Generation Diary comes this major put-down (search for ONDCP) of the Drug Czar’s office by the Senate Appropriations Committee: (emphasis added) COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,500,000 for ONDCP’s salaries and expenses. This … Continue reading
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DEA stoops even lower
Remember when DEA spokesman Steve Robertson responded to our efforts in protesting their museum propaganda by claiming: “We’re a law enforcement agency — we enforce the laws as they are written. Congress makes the laws.” Well, once again, I call … Continue reading
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Another good OpEd in the Seattle Times and more
We’re just racking up the support for drug policy reform in a range of major newspapers. Also importantly, the most intelligent, factual, well-written and well-argued pieces tend to be on our side. Sort of goes against the stereotype of the … Continue reading
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The Czars’ Reefer Madness
John Tierney in the New York Times “Drug policy is irrelevant,” says Cohen, the former director of the Center for Drug Research at the University of Amsterdam. It’s quite logical, he says, to theorize that outlawing drugs would have an … Continue reading
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