Monthly Archives: September 2009

A couple weeks ago, I let you know about an upcoming online event sponsored by Harvard, featuring the Drug Czar. The audio file from that discussion is now available for download here (WMA file – 55 MB) [Thanks, Tom!] I’m … Continue reading →

Update: Congratulations! Congress was inundated with phone calls, and Souder was encouraged to withdraw the amendment. Excellent work.

Just recently, David Raynes was telling us about the failures of the British programs in heroin maintenance. Now the results of a new study are out. It’s the Randomised Injectable Opioid Treatment Trial (RIOTT), which not only tried heroin maintenance, … Continue reading →

I am very pleased with the results of the move from SalonBlogs and RadioUserland to DreamHost and WordPress. Most people have found us in the new digs, and thanks to the marvelous Lawrence Lee at SalonBlogs, so has Google. He … Continue reading →

On the one hand, marijuana is practically legal—more mainstream, accessorized, and taken for granted than ever before. On the other, kids are getting busted in the city in record numbers. Guess which kids. This article in New York Magazine by … Continue reading →

Is war on drugs worth it? Maybe not, new FBI data suggest. … fast forward to the obligatory prohibitionist comment: Pro-legalization groups are missing the forest for the trees, says Gregory D. Lee, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent. […] … Continue reading →

Interesting article in the New York Times: A Popular Plant Is Quietly Spreading Across TV Screens by Brian Stelter Tips for cultivating marijuana. Testimonials by patients about its medical benefits. Cannabis cooking lessons. Even citations for award-winning strains of pot. … Continue reading →

LEAP reports on the new FBI numbers released today. The data, from the FBI’s “Crime in the United States” report, shows that in 2008 there were 1,702,537 arrests for drug law violations, or one drug arrest every 18 seconds. “In … Continue reading →

… around the internet In the New York Times’ Room for Debate: What Does Mexico’s New Drug Law Portend?, featuring comments from: Tony Payan …decriminalizing drug possession is in and of itself a change of, paradoxically, gigantic and modest proportions. … Continue reading →

Some disturbingly amusing video for your enjoyment/horror. I had never heard of Retro Bill. Apparently, he’s the Official DARE Safety Buddy (among other things). He even has a picture of himself with John Walters giving him a thumbs up. Here, … Continue reading →