Monthly Archives: December 2007

Whenever the Drug Czar links favorably to some news report, I pretty much expect that it’ll be pretty amazingly stupid. Bertha Madras said drug use and abuse are associated with all kinds of problems. Madras, deputy director of demand reduction … Continue reading →

… and another open thread, as I continue my vacation in the snowy wilds of Iowa. “bullet” Via Scott at Grits for Breakfast… Apparently, the U.S. government is not only running cocaine, but providing loans to Mexican drug cartels. Well, … Continue reading →

Still on the road visiting family. Finally getting some internet access at my mom’s place in Iowa. Pretty strange to move one state over to Iowa and suddenly there is a massive Presidential campaign going on! Yard signs, endless TV … Continue reading →

Holes Found in U.S. Claims of a Drug-War Win For the past few months, the federal government has been celebrating the fact that U.S. cities are experiencing “an unprecedented cocaine shortage” due to increased law enforcement in the southwestern United … Continue reading →

I’m going to be on the road for the next week visiting family. My online access will be spotty, but I’ll be stopping in now and then adding some more posts when I can. For those of you traveling – … Continue reading →

Via MPP – a statement from Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums ‹As the mayor of a city that believes in compassionate care, we support Medical Cannabis Dispensaries. We are discouraged to learn of the DEA‰s actions that appear to be in … Continue reading →

They’re So Scared They Put 20 Tons on One Ship! by Jacob Sullum at Hit and Run Is a rising seizure total a sign of success or a sign that the volume crossing the border has increased? Is an increase … Continue reading →

Due to rampant/Rampart abuse by Los Angeles police in the past, a federal plea bargain required that officers in gang and narcotics divisions sign disclosure agreements documenting their finances, starting in 2001 (to ensure that they weren’t skimming). It’s just … Continue reading →

From the Council on Hemispheric Affairs comes a detailed discussion of Plan Mexico: Does the Merida Initiative Represent a New Direction for U.S.-Mexico Relations, or Does It Simply Refocus the Issue Elsewhere? by Laura Starr and Maria Delle Donne. The … Continue reading →

“bullet” You know they’re going to get coal in their stockings… Santa Claus shot at by drug dealers while flying south. “bullet” Ethan Brown: Big Easy offers only tough choices for America’s drug war in the Guardian “bullet” Jacob Sullum: … Continue reading →