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Finally, the bust that destroys the drug cartels
According to the Galveston County Daily News… ‘Major drug dealer’ taken down in La Marque raid By T.J. Aulds The Daily News Published February 21, 2010 LA MARQUE — A man La Marque police said was one of the city’s … Continue reading
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Marijuana Addiction – a response
When I whole-heartedly agreed to publishing Danny Chapin’s guest post on marijuana addiction (Marijuana Addiction – guest post and a discussion), I was looking forward to a strong and intelligent response in the comments section from my readers, and I … Continue reading
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Stupid OpEd of the Week
And the winner is… Roger Morgan, Chairman and executive director of Coalition for a Drug-Free California, with Drug czar’s office keeps drug use down Before one throws the “drug czar” out with the bath water (“The drug czar should go,” … Continue reading
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Open thread
No time to post tonight. Keep the conversation going in the Marijuana Addiction post (great discussion there, both on DrugWarRant.com and on Facebook). I’ll give my response soon, hopefully. In the meantime, use this thread to talk about what else … Continue reading
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Marijuana Addiction – guest post and a discussion
Addiction. It’s a loaded word. Lots of baggage, lots of uncertainty in its meaning. It gets tossed around a lot in reference to marijuana, from those who claim that marijuana is provably addictive, to those who say there is no … Continue reading
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House of Death
NPR has the first of a three-part series titled The Case Of A Confidential Informant Gone Wrong by Carrie Kahn. It’s the story of one of the uglier episodes in the ugly business of using informants in the drug war. … Continue reading
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Editorial puts Jeff Sweetin in his place
Great editorial in the Aurora, Colorado Sentinal after the recent medical marijuana raid. Sweetin’s comments raise serious questions about just who’s in charge of this federal agency, and how inappropriate it is for this agency to usurp state’s rights in … Continue reading
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The face of our opposition
Rather amusing train-wreck of a rant. He suggests parents rip apart their kids’ bedrooms and kick them in the balls if they find marijuana. He’s also quite convinced that all drug policy reformers are stupid. His logic is unassailable unavailable. … Continue reading
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Criminal Justice Reform – people are talking
There’s a great editorial in the New York Times yesterday: A Blue-Ribbon Look at Criminal Justice The nation’s criminal justice system is in need of an overhaul. This is particularly true of its incarceration policies. Too many people are being … Continue reading
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Ending federal marijuana prohibition
Howard Wooldridge at Citizens Opposing Prohibition reports on a combined effort to lobby for a bill ending federal prohibition. I received word this week that the major players on the Hill are now united in what direction to take regarding … Continue reading
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