Monthly Archives: October 2008

Remember the Peacemaker? This is the Peacekeeper. Don’t they just love their war toys? Via Radley.

The contempt for the rule of law, the abandonment of Constitutional principles, the foundation-laying toward an extreme and entrenched Authoritarian government — these are things that drug policy reform advocates have seen happening for many years in conjunction with the … Continue reading →

Interesting press release about the problems of field drug test kits that are so ubiquitous, yet keep giving false positives and really messing up people’s lives. However, there is now conclusive evidence the field drug tests falsely indicate the presence … Continue reading →

Dan Gardner slams the UNODC This failure has many causes but a key one is the simple fact that the primary source of information about the drug trade is the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. For the UNODC, … Continue reading →

“bullet” His Last War — by Jeff Prince. “David Noblett — and dozens of other patients — just wanted their doctor back.” A powerful must-read. “bullet” Scott Morgan’s tearing it up. Read The Amazing Gigantic Missing Heroin Stash and The … Continue reading →

Shannon Kari in the National Post: Candidates Still Believe Crime Pays It has become a Canadian election campaign staple that politicians will tell the public the justice system is broken and changes are needed to crack down on crime, even … Continue reading →

Cincinnati is trying to figure out why their homicide rate is up this year. Police say cutting the supply of illegal drugs may be the cause locally. The national cocaine supply out of Latin America is dwindling due to tighter … Continue reading →

Via Doug Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy comes Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic with The McCain Comeback Plan: Taxes, Crime, Associations And Real Reform where he suggests that one of the McCain tactics will be: 2. Obama’s record on … Continue reading →

Every time I think I’ve heard every low-down, stupid, mean, insane, or evil story that could possibly come out of the drug war, I get another surprise. I’ve known Mona online for awhile. She’s been a vocal opponent of the … Continue reading →

Margret Kopala, The Ottawa Citizen, with her article: How to win the drug war There has been little mention in this election campaign of the most pernicious evil of our time. Yet recent reports from a UN agency leave little … Continue reading →