Monthly Archives: January 2009

Obama apparently wants CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta as a high-profile Surgeon General. So with a celebrity Surgeon General, can we expect controversial truth-telling like Joycelyn Elders or West Wing’s Surgeon General Millicent Griffith? Maybe not, given Gupta’s incoherent article on … Continue reading →

What does it say about the state of American political discourse that drug policy reform is too… radical to be discussed in the mainstream media, and yet Ann Coulter is on every network this week getting free publicity for her … Continue reading →

Much of the speculation of how the Obama administration may differ from the Bush administration has been over the degree to which Obama may actively support change, or even passively allow change through benign neglect. There is, however, another more … Continue reading →

As has been noted in comments, Change.org (not to be confused with Obama’s Change.gov) has moved to the next round of voting. The top 10 ideas will be presented to the administration on January 16 at the National Press Club … Continue reading →

If there’s anyone who has a finger on the pulse of Congress when it comes to drug policy reform, it’s probably Howard Wooldridge. LEAP’s cowboy-hat-wearing lobbyist has become a familiar figure in the Washington corridors. His LEAP on the Hill … Continue reading →

An interesting article in Newsweek: Colombia’s Failed Drug War. By some measures lvaro Uribe is the world’s most successful head of state. Since taking office in 2002, the president of Colombia has routed the ELN terrorist group, broken the FARC … Continue reading →

And? Massachusetts officially decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana yesterday, but many police departments across the state were essentially ignoring the voter-passed law, saying they would not even bother to ticket people they see smoking marijuana. OK. I think … Continue reading →

It seems that the incessant complaining by law enforcement in Massachusetts about the problems they’ll have administering the new marijuana decrim is starting to get some blowback. Herald News Editorial: Don’t Complicate Pot Law The only ones unclear about what … Continue reading →

Well, I’m finally back from some excellent quality time with family (which did include some good discussions about drug policy — they’ve come so far…). I’ve been really out of touch (having to depend on television(!) for news and information), … Continue reading →