Monthly Archives: May 2010

In Columbia, Missouri, SWAT teams storms into house, kills one dog in front of the 7-year old kid, wounds another, terrorizes the family. Cops find grinder, pipe and a small amount of marijuana and charge the father with possession plus … Continue reading →

Referring to a medical marijuana bill in Illinois… “The passing of this bill is going to lead to more crime and drug use. Street gangs will open marijuana dispensaries and they’ll use the profits for selling that marijuana to buy … Continue reading →

… nor do they want to. After claiming that they wanted to communicate with the public on a more regular basis, they started an ONDCP Update Newsletter in January. Then they had an issue in February. Then nothing. Finally, on … Continue reading →

There are a lot of pathetic, selfish reasons to want the continuation of the destruction caused by prohibition — protecting drug war jobs, for example — but one of the worst is the celebrity drug addict who sees prohibition as … Continue reading →

Mark Kleiman is asking Who leaked the drug strategy to Michael Isikoff? and has a conspiracy theory. So far, I don’t know the entire chain of leakage, but the path clearly runs through John Walters, the Bill Bennett sidekick who … Continue reading →

A draft of the delayed National Drug Control Strategy that was due in February has surfaced, and the Drug Czar is not looking good. As Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff reports: These have been tough times for White House drug czar R. … Continue reading →

In a speech on the Senate floor last week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that the failure to secure that border between Arizona and Mexico “has led to violence – the worst I have ever seen.” He reiterated that Saturday … Continue reading →

I was quite pleased to receive the following: Drug War Economic Report – A Compilation of Local Costs of Connecticut’s Current Drug Policies, prepared by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Robert L. … Continue reading →