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Oops
Last year, David Krahl worked for Calvina Fay as deputy director of the Drug Free America Foundation, lobbying against medical marijuana. Seems he’s learned a few things since then. Now, he’s ready to lobby for allowing medicinal use of marijuana, … Continue reading
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Rogue jurors and humpty dumpty judges
A couple of days ago, I talked about the judge who kicked off a juror for questioning the law. Well, Thomas R. Eddlem was the juror that got kicked off and who ended up sparking a 40 page justification by … Continue reading
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Open Thread
“bullet” Kingsley Guy: Drug policy has failed Is the push to legalize marijuana in Florida for medical use a legitimate attempt to eliminate pain and suffering, or a thinly-veiled effort by unreconstructed hippies to legally get high? I don’t know, … Continue reading
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Is it your fault when they shoot you?
Every time we have a drug war shooting of innocent people (or even of those whose only fault is to break drug laws), we inevitably hear the litany of apologists for these unconscionable drug war tactics blaming the death on … Continue reading
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A juror tries to question the legitimacy of drug laws
Via Tim Lynch at Cato blog comes the story of a juror in a cocaine case. Shortly after deliberations began, the jury sent a note to the judge saying that one of the jurors was concerned about the legitimacy of … Continue reading
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A look at the future
Coming to your town soon… Officers armed with military rifles have been stopping and questioning passers-by in a neighborhood plagued by violence that’s been under a 24-hour curfew for a week. On Tuesday, the Helena-West Helena City Council voted 9-0 … Continue reading
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What happened?
For the last three days, I’ve been completely out of touch — no news, no email, no phone, no computer. It was tough. But it was also refreshing. But now I’m back, and I thought that maybe you guys would … Continue reading
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More Thread
I’m going to visit my mom for a couple of days out at a lake in Iowa. No wireless, no dial-up, no TV, almost no cell coverage. I’ll definitely be going through withdrawal. (Yes, internet use is much more addictive … Continue reading
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Prince George’s County police chief expresses ‘regret’
Chief High just doesn’t get it. In a statement released yesterday, High said: “The Calvo family members were the apparent victims of a local drug ring. I called him to express my sorrow and regret for that and for the … Continue reading
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In a rare moment, the right things are said
Link “We have witnessed a frightening law enforcement culture in which the law is disregarded, the rights of innocent occupants are ignored and the rights of innocent animals mean nothing,” Calvo said, surrounded by county elected leaders and friends on … Continue reading
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