Monthly Archives: December 2009

Haven’t we told them enough yet that the Drug Czar is Required by Law to Lie? Apparently Washington Post staff reporter Ashley Halsey III didn’t get the message. For she he wrote this article titled Feds: Watch out for drivers … Continue reading →

Commenter Kaptinemo has been saying for some time that states will wake up to drug policy reform through economic realities. Here’s another editorial that reflects that growing awareness. Brockton, Massachusetts Enterprise: If there’s a bright side to a financial emergency, … Continue reading →

Our friends at Transform have been using the Freedom of Information Act (the U.K. has one, too), trying to get the Home Office to release their confidential assessment of its anti-drugs strategy. The Economist has a report on this effort … Continue reading →

The Secret to Legal Marijuana? Women by Daniela Perdoma Why women have signed onto marijuana reform — and why they could be the movement’s game-changers. Good article. Nicolas Cage new UNODC ambassador for justice Mr. Costa said: “Nicolas Cage’s characters … Continue reading →

Depressing speculation from TickleTheWire.com, via Main Justice [Thanks, Tom] WASHINGTON — Despite all the speculation and rumor as to who will be the next chief of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, word has it that the acting chief Michele Leonhart is … Continue reading →

From the Senate Judiciary Committee website report on today’s Executive Business Meeting: S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (Webb, Graham, Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Durbin, Cardin, Whitehouse, Franken, Specter) Held Over

Pennsylvania is having a debate on medical marijuana in the legislature. Good for them. The heart-wrenching stories came from both sides. Huh? Both sides? How is that possible? Was there a pharmaceutical manufacturer who lost income in California due to … Continue reading →

A new video of Marilyn Monroe has surfaced, smoking pot with some friends (from what you see in the video it could as well be a cigarette, but apparently the person who shot the film verified the pot story). Of … Continue reading →

I’ve highlighted a couple of rather ignorant OpEds in college newspapers in the past, but it’s good to note that, particularly due to the efforts of SSDP, you’re more likely to get a good piece like this one by Beth … Continue reading →

A few random things… If you’re going to be doing any Christmas shopping at Amazon.com, use the link at the left to get there, and I’ll get a few cents from whatever you buy on that visit. It won’t cost … Continue reading →