Daily Archives: June 13, 2009

Drugs Won the War

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Pete Guither

That’s the title of Nicholas Kristof’s new column in the New York Times This year marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon‰s start of the war on drugs, and it now appears that drugs have won. […] Here in … Continue reading →

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Open Thread

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Pete Guither

“bullet” Must read: Ethan Nadelmann Hey Progressives: Why Don’t you Care About the ‘Drug War’ Like You Care About Other Issues? [Thanks, Jackl] “bullet” Charlie Lynch sentenced. Charlie Lynch was sentenced to one year and one day in jail for … Continue reading →

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U.S. silenced World Health Organization report on cocaine

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Pete Guither

Transform has the story: The largest ever study of cocaine use around the globe was carried out in the early 90’s by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and funded by the UN Inter-regional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), … Continue reading →

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Blog Recovery

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Pete Guither

I apologize for the lack of posts this past two weeks. In addition to my being extremely busy in New York last week, and in Aspen, Colorado this week, my computer suffered a nervous breakdown. I thought I was going … Continue reading →

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