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Whatever they do, they can’t ignore us anymore
The notion of change in the air just won’t go away… and it’s great. An excellent article in the Toronto Star: A Fresh Approach Could this be Armistice Day for America’s decades-long war on drugs? Not quite. Not yet, at … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman adjusts marijuana legalization position
Mark Kleiman, despite his support for prohibition in many forms, has, for quite some time, advocated limited legalization of marijuana, on a “grow-your-own” plan. Here’s one mention of it from earlier this year: So I continue to favor a “grow … Continue reading
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Open Thread
“bullet” Harold Pollack in the New Republic: Obama’s Odd Drug Control Plan: Appoint Qualified People “bullet” Rogue Police Narcotics Squad in Philly Terrorizing Immigrant Grocers via Radley Balko. Yes, this will get your blood boiling, and yet, it’s sadly… familiar. … Continue reading
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Medical Marijuana
“bullet” The full video of the Cato Institute forum The Politics and Science of Medical Marijuana, (featuring Donald Abrams, M.D., Director of Clinical Programs, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California; Robert DuPont, M.D., President, Institute for Behavior and … Continue reading
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Stop Snitching
“bullet” Via Grits for Breakfast is coverage of the premiere of American Violet – a feature film that fictionally portrays the case of Regina Kelly, who was swept up in a Texas drug bust in Hearne, Texas by a rogue … Continue reading
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Bill to Eliminate Federal Drug Mandatory Minimums
Via TalkLeft Rep. Maxine Waters has introduced H. R. 1466: Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009 To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major. Some great statements made in the … Continue reading
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Cheryl Lynn Noel case reaches trial
It’s been over 4 years since Cheryl Noel was shot to death by cops in her bedroom. (My first coverage here.) There’s no doubt that Cheryl was a Drug War Victim, but there were a lot of unanswered questions, and … Continue reading
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Prison Nation
Cato Unbound has another good debate going on: Behind Bars in the Land of the Free It leads off with Glenn Loury (whose work on race and incarceration I’ve talked about before), who has an excellent essay: A Nation of … Continue reading
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United Nations Drug Policy – the Skeptics Chime In
Via boingboing Working with Witness and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, we cut together excerpts from “Dare to Question? Using Video to Take on UN Drug Policies” and other testimonials appealing to the United Nations to reconsider its hardline policies … Continue reading
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Good Post at Drug Czar’s Blog
The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s “blog” has a good post about the dangers of accidental poisoning: Is Your Home Safe? National Poison Prevention Week is a good time for people with young children to ensure that kitchen cabinets, … Continue reading
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