Monthly Archives: January 2007

“bullet” Water Drinking Contest Turns Deadly A Sacramento woman is thought to have died of water intoxication after taking part in a radio station‰s water drinking contest. If only they’d stick to safe things like marijuana. [Thanks, Allan] “bullet” Interesting … Continue reading →

“bullet” For fun — a tongue-in-cheek column by Curtis Berndt in the Journal Gazette (IN): Ready To End Smoking Debates? Outlaw Tobacco And Legalize Pot “bullet” The Agitator reports that Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has hired Mel Sembler to raise … Continue reading →

Inspired by the NY Times article mentioned earlier, Meteor Blades’ Another Failed War Needs ‘Redeployment’ brings the drug war to the Daily Kos front page. The drug war is now and has always been, at its core, a culture war. … Continue reading →

A pretty big discussion at digg.com on my article Why is Marijuana Illegal? has boosted my traffic about 2,000% today. Nice. Welcome to any new visitors that make it to the front page of Drug WarRant.

Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson, in the New York Times today: Preoccupation with Iraq has drawn attention from another unwinnable American war that has been far more destructive of life both at home and abroad and has caused far greater … Continue reading →

This is getting some important visibility, although this article fails to indicate that the problem extends well beyond the Atlanta police force. ATLANTA — A narcotics team that shot and killed an elderly woman while raiding her home lied to … Continue reading →

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According to Lew Rockwell Blog: Today, incorporation papers were filed in Texas for a Ron Paul 2008 presidential exploratory committee. This would be some interesting news indeed. For those who don’t know Ron Paul, he’s the Republican Representative for Texas … Continue reading →

As we know, former Drug Czars and DEA heads and their compatriots often go into business working in the lucrative drug testing field after they leave government service, so it’s important for them to generate as much business as they … Continue reading →

At the Drug Czar’s “blog”: Medical Marijuana Laws Create Confusion, Problems For Cities Another news report regarding the confusion created by State-based “medical” marijuana laws. From the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: […] “What the local agencies are grappling with is … Continue reading →