Monthly Archives: December 2007

There was an interesting little to-do yesterday, with reports that a Clinton staffer had suggested that Obama’s connection with drugs was a liability. Shaheen said Obama’s candor on the subject would “open the door” to further questions. “It’ll be, ‘When … Continue reading →

“bullet” Scott Morgan on crack (sending them back to you, Scott!) sentencing victories. The sentencing disparity that punishes offenders 100 times worse for crack than for powder cocaine has taken a double hit this week. First the Supreme Court ruled … Continue reading →

Near the end of the question and answer period with Antonio Maria Consta, when he was starting to get testy and short with his answers, he said that if we wanted to solve a particular problem, that was easy — … Continue reading →

Here are a few photos from the conference and my subsequent trip to the end of the world.

I’ll have lots more to say later about the trip when I get caught up. But I spent yesterday driving through Mississippi, so it was very interesting this morning to read that Radley Balko just came back from another visit … Continue reading →

Link Judges Given Leeway in Crack Sentencing By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) Ö The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges have broad leeway to impose shorter prison terms for crack cocaine crimes, bringing sentences closer to those for powder … Continue reading →

I’m taking a couple of days to drive the Mississippi river (I’ll actually be driving near it, not on it, but you get the idea) on my way home. Later this week, I’ll try to work on synthesizing more of … Continue reading →

Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan – conservative mayor publicly supporting drug policy reform. He is a quadriplegic (from a skiing accident). “I consider this the most important social issue of our time” – Vancouver had the first methadone program in the … Continue reading →

Workshop: Beyond Prohibition: Describing a Drug War Exit Strategy (l-r) Alex Wodak, Australia Fredrick Polak, Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation Steve Rolles, Transform, UK Moderator: Roger Goodman, Seattle Maria Lucia Karam, retired Judge, Brazil Eugene Oscapella, Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy … Continue reading →

Drug Policy Conference – Saturday noon Workshop: To Snitch or Not to Snitch? Diverse Viewpoints on the Role of Informants in American Drug Law Enforcement (l-r) Matthew Fogg, LEAP (not part of the panel) (Bigots with Badges website) Troy Buckner-Nkrumah, … Continue reading →