Monthly Archives: August 2006

A nice feature in today’s Drug War Chronicle: SSDP, Drug War Rant Blog Score Media Hit With Attack on DEA Drug-Terror Exhibit.

For those who can’t get enough of the Museum of Science and Industry saga and have nothing better to do — here’s a nice long letter (pdf) I wrote to the legal counsel of the Chicago Park District (which owns … Continue reading →

I’ve never gone the advertising route on this site, so my first impulse was to discard the email I got today. But then I thought about it and realized I kind of liked the idea. Product placement on Drug WarRant! … Continue reading →

Afghan opium cultivation hits a record Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels — up by more than 40 percent from 2005 — despite hundreds of millions in counternarcotics money, Western officials told The Associated Press. […] Gen. Khodaidad, … Continue reading →

“bullet” Reefer Gladness, in which Philadelphia City Paper’s Brian Hickey discovers (and falls in love with) Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. I realized this LEAP thing can’t be as easily dismissed as a bunch of hacky-sack-circling, NORML-pamphlet-pushing hippies from Swarthmore. By … Continue reading →

Say goodbye to Sierra de la Macarena. Here’s how you lose a forest… Defying immutable economic laws, governments prohibit a popular drug, making the illegal production and distribution obscenely profitable. Government compounds the problem by attempting to go after the … Continue reading →

A number of people have wanted to know how the passing out of flyers went at the museum on Friday. So I’ve got a little story to tell. And you’ll learn… – That the museum personnel know very little about … Continue reading →

In today’s Congressional Quarterly (sorry, no link – subscription only) Drug Dissenters Make Terror Link by Shawn Zeller, CQ Staff For the five years since the Sept. 11 attacks, federal drug warriors have publicized the ways that ill-gotten narcotics profits … Continue reading →

We’ve had a good start with our response to the DEA exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. I know a lot of you wanted to do something to help, but aren’t available to pass out flyers. Here’s your … Continue reading →

“bullet” A great column by George Iliff in the TC Palm Arrests for marijuana use ruins lives needlessly John P. Walters, our current drug czar, has said that 16 million Americans regularly use marijuana. Thus, if the horrible effects claimed … Continue reading →