Monthly Archives: April 2009

Naturally, the recent flurry of legalization articles and stories in the media was bound to bring out the big guns of prohibition supporters, and they don’t disappoint. Here are three of biggest ones. “bullet” John Walters: Drugs: To Legalize or … Continue reading →

“bullet” Why wait for the feds? Iowa judge wants to know if marijuana has safe medical uses. A Polk County judge has ruled that the Iowa Board of Pharmacy must examine whether marijuana has an accepted medical use – a … Continue reading →

A must read by Steven B. Duke in the Wall Street Journal Also hopeless is the notion — now believed by almost no one — that we can keep the drugs from coming into this country and thereby cut off … Continue reading →

Mary Ann Akers in the Washington Post has a nice little feature on Howard Wooldridge’s work as a LEAP lobbyist, which includes this video:

For their 4/20 episode (don’t know how long this will stay up on youtube): Now that’s how you promote pot legalization! (Just in case you’re going crazy trying to place the tune, it’s “Me Ol’ Bamboo” from Chitty Chitty Bang … Continue reading →

A small good step by the Supreme Court yesterday in Arizona v. Gant regarding Fourth Amendment rights in cars, but the case of Savannah Redding isn’t looking too good. Reading the transcript of the oral arguments of Safford Unified School … Continue reading →

Drug War Torture Mexican soldiers fighting a war against drug cartels have arbitrarily detained suspects, beating and torturing them with electric shocks, a senior human rights official said on Wednesday. […] Soldiers charged with patrolling drug hotspots have detained suspects … Continue reading →

“bullet” Great headline: Christ to speak on war on drugs tonight [Thanks, Micah] “bullet” Great editorial: U.S. should put an end to war on drugs, legalize pot Interestingly, it’s not just the dope smokers in the park calling for legalized … Continue reading →

NPR’s John Burnett does a bizarre speculative piece: What If Marijuana Were Legal? Possible Outcomes. In it, they attempt to envisage the U.S. two years after marijuana’s legalization. Radley Balko says that it might be the worst NPR piece he’s … Continue reading →

This is a pretty big victory (Arizona v. Gant), and it breathes a tiny bit of air back into the 4th. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police need a warrant to search the vehicle of someone they have arrested … Continue reading →