Monthly Archives: May 2008

Reformed drug warrior Bob Barr has been named the Libertarian Party’s nominee for President. Update: Root will be VP nominee

Mark L. Schneider has an OpEd in the Christian Science Monitor: Rethink The Fight Against Cocaine This is another one of those articles that starts out pretty much right on track — identifying the failures of the war on drugs… … Continue reading →

The Michigan Court of appeals apparently doesn’t really understand the Constitution. The Michigan Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling released Wednesday, said police may use dogs to sniff outside a house for drugs without a search warrant. A Wayne … Continue reading →

“bullet” 30 Years of Failure. Radley Balko talks to Ed Burns about the Drug War. “bullet” Government Marijuana Scare Stories Deliberately Confuse Correlation with Causation from the ACLU blog. “bullet” Barbara Kay lines her cage with the National Post and … Continue reading →

Transform reports on an interesting development in Vietnam: Vietnam’s National Assembly is considering decriminalizing drug use, downgrading the personal use of illegal narcotics from a criminal offense to an administrative violation, a Vietnamese legislator said Friday. […] “Being addicted to … Continue reading →

You claim that it’s drugs that cause violence, not the drug war, so… Now that you’ve had decades to show results, with billions of dollars spent, can you show me some proof that there has been any reduction in violence … Continue reading →

Mike S. Adams recently had a baffling column over at TownHall.com: University Awards Criminal Justice Degree to Cocaine Dealer In a nutshell, one of his students at University of North Carolina-Wilmington was arrested for selling cocaine, spent several months in … Continue reading →

In the memory of Rachel Hoffman, her parents have established the Rachel Morningstar Foundation, the goal of which is to pass a law requiring legal advice to be sought before a civilian can consent to undercover work. They will also … Continue reading →

Apparently people are having complicated and heated discussions regarding how much marijuana a medical marijuana patient should be allowed to possess. I find it difficult to get very interested in that debate, although I understand that it’s important for the … Continue reading →

Art Hanger is a Member of Canadian Parliament and chairman of the House of Commons Justice Committee and he has written one of the most moronic OpEds I’ve read in some time. He’s complaining about the Canadian Supreme Court’s decision … Continue reading →