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An OpEd in my university’s student newspaper

Sure, the writing may not reach the level of a Bill Steigerwald or Maia Szalavitz , but it gives me a warm glow to see this OpEd in the Illinois State University Daily Vidette.

Just because marijuana is illegal, that does not mean that it is immoral. Slavery was legal, yet immoral. Many other contradictory […]

Guest Blogger Scott Morgan

Not really, but… I’m busy clearing up some work and getting ready to go to the SSDP conference on Friday, so I’m taking advantage of the fact that Scott tends to say what I think anyway.

Eric Holder. There’s already been some discussion about Obama’s likely Attorney General pick in comments and elsewhere. I agree […]

When the drug czar claimed that there were more medical marijuana outlets in San Francisco than Starbucks locations (and who cares?), there was a bit of a blowback because the numbers they used made no sense at all. Well, the media picked it up, ridiculed it, forced the drug czar to change the numbers on […]

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Let’s take a break from speculating on the next drug czar, and take a moment to speculate on this one. Sometime in the next 62 days, John Walters is going to resign as Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. So let’s hear your guesses about his future. The winner gets […]

Robert D Legge on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “Do you have an email list?” Sep 22, 17:52
darkcycle on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “This is good. But they are missing a vital link here. They go into detail about childhood trauma , and…” Sep 20, 13:13
kaptinemo on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “I lurk, from time to time, and was surprised any remembered me. As to why my absence, let’s just say…” Sep 15, 22:30
NorCalNative on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “LOL. Entertaining and educational, I always learn something from your comments. My education on Drug War bullshit has resulted in…” Sep 15, 12:26
kaptinemo on Dangerous questions for ending drug wars: “I’m not dead (Reaching into pocket, flipping safety on pistol off) An’ I’m not goin’ on the fu*kin’ cart, either.…” Sep 14, 10:22
Servetus on So, we were right all along?: “Health care in the UK is grappling with cannabis as a treatment and the hurdles it creates for health care…” Sep 11, 13:52
Servetus on So, we were right all along?: “Cocaine addiction explained by scientists in a mouse study—no thanks whatsoever to US or UK prohibitionists: 9-SEP-2021—Contrary to common thinking,…” Sep 10, 00:05

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