Monthly Archives: October 2009

In today’s editorial: A federal misstep with medical marijuana?, they make their concerns about the recent Holder memo clear. That cost is Washington’s tacit approval of state-sanctioned medical marijuana, which the drug’s proponents will take as a green light to … Continue reading →

Well, the Monday release of the medical marijuana non-interference guidelines memo resulted in some pretty good national coverage. It’s been big news all over the media and the internet. Here’s a brief rundown of some of the more interesting ones… … Continue reading →

Of course, the problem with polls is that each one has a different set of data, and the sampling methods and the questions asked are huge factors. And the question asked can have an even bigger effect when you’re talking … Continue reading →

Another tiny step forward. Associated Press A 3-page memo spelling out the policy is expected to be sent Monday to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and also to top officials at the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The … Continue reading →

Newsweek: Ethan Nadelmann’s Fight to Legalize Marijuana Video: Pot’s Biggest Bud – about Ethan Nadelmann Welcome to Potopia – How Oakland is Leading Marijuana Legalization Video: Marijuana Mecca How L.A. Became Overrun With Legal Marijuana Elle Magazine: Pot Stirring – … Continue reading →

I know this is hardly worth noting, but we so seldom get visitors like this showing up at Drug WarRant, I get a kind of perverse thrill when one does. Back in one of my recent posts about Caballes (the … Continue reading →

Some New York Republicans are thinking about going the “soft on drugs” route Queens Republicans and their Assembly colleagues signaled last week that they will make a major issue of the repealed Rockefeller drug laws in next year’s legislative elections. … Continue reading →

Washington Post: The Senate’s second-ranking Democrat introduced a bill Thursday that would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine, an issue that has frustrated judges, civil rights advocates and drug reform proponents for more than two decades. […] … Continue reading →

David Montgomery, in the Washington Post, has a delightful article about the symbolic planting that took place Tuesday at DEA headquarters by industrial hemp advocates. The group included David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, North Dakota farmer Wayne Hauge, … Continue reading →

The Tri-City Times has published several letters responding to the Illegal drugs means danger OpEd that we discussed.