Monthly Archives: January 2009

When we got a miniscule amount of sentencing reform regarding crack cocaine, the prohibitionists were all proclaiming doom and gloom, panic in the streets, and the end of the world. Here’s one example from one year ago: The Bush administration … Continue reading →

This is pretty strange. According to the UN’s “drug czar,” we can thank the liquidity of black market drug trade money for saving some banks and maybe even some countries’ economic systems. VIENNA, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ … Continue reading →

Check out this news from Canada: Hemp Refiner Expected To Provide New Income For 200 Farmers Stonehedge is now set to establish a bioprocessing facility in Eastern Ontario to serve North American markets. Some of the products and co-products are … Continue reading →

“bullet” Sito Negron does a wrap-up on El Paso coverage: In the end, the debate was both greatly inspiring and gravely disappointing. It was inspiring because with very little notice the City Council was able to air in public so … Continue reading →

It used to be that this kind of conversation wasn’t allowed… John Pike, founder of the military monitoring group GlobalSecurity.org in Washington, said the Afghan opium issue is “the stinking 800-pound gorilla in the room that no one wants to … Continue reading →

This is a really excellent video put together by SSDP, featuring SSDP member Nubia Legarda, who testified before the El Paso city council.

The Change.org suggestion section now has the ability to rank suggestions for developing a campaign to promote the winning ideas. Unfortunately, there are tons of pages of suggestions for the Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana. But if … Continue reading →

Tonight at 10 pm Eastern (9 Central) on Dateline: Deadly Dealing — about Rachel Hoffman. Sorry for the short notice.

In case you missed it, the DEA conducted a raid yesterday on a medical marijuana dispensary in South Lake Tahoe, California. That’s right – in the second full day of the new administration that had promised to end the raids. … Continue reading →

This could be very good news. President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton spoke to State Department employees this afternoon, and they announced that Ambassador Richard Holbrooke has been named “special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.” [Clinton:] Ambassador Holbrooke will … Continue reading →