Monthly Archives: November 2007

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It’s the same old story, but still a very telling article in Indiana: Drug task force faces audit critical. The Muncie-Delaware County Drug Task Force is playing a game of keep away that uses money instead of a ball, and … Continue reading →

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Link Two North Dakota farmers, who filed a federal lawsuit in June to end the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) ban on commercial hemp farming in the United States, had their case dismissed by federal Judge Daniel Hovland yesterday. In … Continue reading →

I’m really looking forward to the conference next week. Starting to plan out the workshops I want to attend and blog about (a couple of them, unfortunately, are at the same time as the one I’m co-presenting with David Guard). … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Allan noted that a letter of his had been commented on by Drug Watch International. That threw me. The name Drug Watch International had a slightly familiar ring, but I couldn’t place it and knew nothing about it. That … Continue reading →

Rob at To the People notes that the Drug Czar’s blog is really stretching for material with this post touting that “Next week’s Time magazine highlights the latest evidence of marijuana’s harm as part of their “Year in Medicine” news … Continue reading →

For a number of Presidential campaign cycles, the drug war got about as much coverage as philately. Other than the Granite Staters’ tireless work questioning candidates about medical marijuana and the obligatory “Did you ever smoke pot” debate question with … Continue reading →

Thailand. This is beyond tragic. At a brainstorming session, the representative from the Office of Narcotics Control Board yesterday disclosed that some 1,400 people were killed and labelled as drug suspects though they had no link to drugs. “The government’s … Continue reading →

I don’t subscribe to Stratfor, so I couldn’t read the entire article, but the teaser is a whopper: The RC-26B’s Importance in Fighting Drug Traffickers Nov 27, 2007 The RC-26B aircraft has been vital to U.S. counternarcotics operations along the … Continue reading →