Monthly Archives: December 2006

This OpEd by second year accounting student Joshua Rabon is a good read… and a great headline.

There have been some additional developments in the case in Atlanta. New information shows that Fabian Sheets (who had been arrested for drugs and was trying to “cooperate”) gave the police Johnston’s address (whether that was a mistaken address or … Continue reading →

Via Drug Policy Alliance Your voices were heard. We’re happy to report that Senator Biden has negotiated a significant change to the mycoherbicide section of the ONDCP bill. The change would prohibit the study from being conducted outside United States … Continue reading →

In a continuing travesty of justice, the appeal of Richard Paey’s 25 year sentence for possessing his own pain medication was rejected by the Florida District Court of Appeals. For full details, see Radley Balko and Maia Szalavitz. The dissent … Continue reading →

That does seem to be the message he’s giving here — he goes to a school to announce a massive $209,662 federal grant to a school district to do drug testing… Well, unfortunately, for the Drug Czar, they’ve got some … Continue reading →

“bullet” The articles continue: This one by Mitch Cole in Southern Utah (channeling Radley Balko): Hold SWAT team no-knock raids accountable for mistakes “bullet” Judge confirms ruling that California counties must comply with the state’s medical marijuana law, despite the … Continue reading →

Well, I guess this made it OK that they used military force to go in and kill this woman. If I’ve got it right, the 1.93 grams they found would be about this much. Look, I don’t care if they … Continue reading →

“bullet” LEAP’s Peter Christ gets in the action with this OpEd in the Rutland (VT) Herald. [Link fixed – thanks, Russell] “bullet” Cynthia Tucker has another good piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Time is ripe to overhaul city’s drug … Continue reading →

[Note: The messageboard is temporarily out of order this morning, so I’m putting the alert here.] Mark Souder is trying to do some damage before he loses his subcommittee chairmanship. CONGRESS TO VOTE ON POISONING PEOPLE THIS WEEK Earlier this … Continue reading →

Another convert to the Kathryn Johnston story — the Associated Press. This is pretty amazing for the AP! Atlanta police give few details for ‘no knocks’ Atlanta police often offer only cursory details when asking judges for so-called “no-knock” warrants … Continue reading →