Monthly Archives: October 2009

On ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos, the discussion go to the topic of marijuana… the country is “probably in the process now of legalizing marijuana,” conservative columnist George F. Will said > And a bit later in the program: … Continue reading →

An excellent OpEd feature article by Peter Moskos: If it’s on the shelves, it’s off the streets (in the Sunday Magazine) In this piece, Peter talks about his studies of drug policy in Amsterdam, compared with his experiences as a … Continue reading →

Although the recent Holder memo doesn’t really change anything in a concrete way (and the Drug Czar and DEA claim that it’s business as usual), there is at least a public perception that there is a kind of tipping point … Continue reading →

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that police can include the entire weight of bong water that tests positive for the presence of a drug when computing the amount of drug possession. The case involved meth, but you can imagine that … Continue reading →

Having strange server problems and can’t seem to post anything other than a short line or two without getting “Service Temporarily Unavailable: The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try … Continue reading →

Boston.com has The Big Picture — 37 photos from the world of drug use and the drug war. These are powerful and sometimes very disturbing images. It’s interesting how perspective changes based on what you know. I look at these … Continue reading →

So far, the responses to the Holder memo (that puts in writing the administration policy of not interfering with state medical marijuana operations unless they feel like it) has gotten a lot of favorable press — so much so that … Continue reading →

The drug czar’s getting kind of lazy with his “blog.” Apparently somebody decided that they should post something today encouraging people to get involved in drug-free work week, which begins began… Monday. Shoot, only one week to be drug-free, and … Continue reading →

Kathleen Parker writes of Reefer Sanity in the Washington Post, and notes a shift that we’ve talked about here… But the shift toward a more sensible national policy is no longer confined to the left. Nor is the long-haired stoner … Continue reading →

Their introduction says it Good news, hippies! President Obama will not be arresting medical marijuana users who comply with state laws. That’s right, the potheads are soon going to be roaming the streets, treating their cancer and glaucoma willy-nilly in … Continue reading →