Monthly Archives: December 2008

We keep hearing from the drug warriors that the war is going great, with disasters like Colombia, Mexico, and Afghanistan held up as examples of success. Isn’t there some kind of psychiatric term for a complete disconnect from reality? Danny … Continue reading →

Even though drug policy reform is a logical position for liberals in many ways, it has been very hard to get any traction publicly in liberal strongholds, as they have tended to vacillate between trying to be as ‘tough’ (stupid) … Continue reading →

Drug policy reform’s bad boy, Barry Cooper, is apparently running stings on police now. It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out. Mark Draughn’s take at Windypundit: You know what would be interesting? If someone—perhaps in response to accusations … Continue reading →

“bullet” Some assorted coverage of the 75th anniversary of repeal We can do it again – celebrating the end of alcohol prohibition – Transform John Walters’ Well-Kept Secret: ‘Our Drug Policy Is a Success’ – Jacob Sullum at Reason DPA: … Continue reading →

Patt Morrison, in the Los Angeles Times attempts a cute piece on the notion of taxing marijuana: Should We Tax Pot? Do we think we can stick our bicuspids under the pillow and the national tooth fairy will leave $800 … Continue reading →

“bullet” Ethan Nadelmann suggests:Let’s End Drug Prohibition in the Wall Street Journal.

An interesting decision in Canada: A judge in St. John’s recently decided that a man found with 14 grams of cocaine, 62 ecstasy pills and $11,000 in cash had an expectation of privacy when he checked his luggage prior to … Continue reading →

Reported at Politico A coalition of advocacy and nonprofit organizations, including the National Black Police Association, sent a letter today to President-elect Barack Obama preemptively pushing back against the nomination of Rep. James Ramstad (R-Minn.) to be head of the … Continue reading →

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition held a press conference yesterday to tie the 75th Anniversary of the repeal of prohibition (Friday) to today’s equally damaging prohibition, and to show how legalizing drugs could boost the economy. They’re also rolling out the … Continue reading →

Ben Kubic, a junior government and politics and operations management major at the University of Maryland, attempt to apply his studies to drug policy (as a response to the recent SSDP conference hosted at U of MD) and fails miserably. … Continue reading →