Monthly Archives: January 2009

There were some significant unintended consequences to legalizing pot… [Thanks, Sean]

Letters to the editor at the El Paso Times, mostly from locals, on the City Council controversy. Very interesting to see the contrast (and the mental disconnect on the part of most of the city council opponents).

Change.org (not to be confused with Change.gov) has completed it’s series of votes on ideas and came up with the top 10, which includes: Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana. “Marijuana has been proven to relieve the suffering … Continue reading →

“bullet” Radley notes that Obama and the Dems want to spend a lot of money for Byrne Grants and COPS programs — the very things that push the excesses in drug war policing. Tell your Representatives that you don’t want … Continue reading →

The Obama administration has started releasing videos of staff addressing questions/ideas in the Citizen’s Briefing Book. Of course, nobody has yet addressed a drug policy question. Most of the videos are about non-controversial questions and the responses are practically just … Continue reading →

It’s official – John Walters has been given his new lucrative position. No, it’s not in drug testing like so many of us assumed — unfortunately, he’ll be in a position to continue to damage our criminal justice and foreign … Continue reading →

Guess who’s putting his hat in the ring for the job? I am not naðve enough to believe we can ever fully eradicate drugs. However, as America’s Drug Czar, I would put a big hurt on the drug kingpins and … Continue reading →

“bullet” Voting at Change.org ends today at 5 pm Eastern. Currently there are two drug policy reform ideas in the Top 10. “bullet” At Change.gov, go to the Citizens Briefing Book and vote on ideas there (or add your own).

A nice series. Could use some commenting. “bullet” War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage Prohibition militarizes police, enriches our enemies, undermines our laws, and condemns our sick to suffering. By Radley Balko The usual excellence from Radley. “bullet” War on … Continue reading →

This editorial in the El Paso Times has been bugging me all day (ezrydn brought it up in comments as well). I’m not sure if it’s sad and pathetic, or sad with hidden code. First, the editorial establishes that supply … Continue reading →