Monthly Archives: June 2010

Attorney General Eric Holder re-confirms the Administration’s new policy of throwing a whole bunch of prohibition words together and calling it “balanced.” In his opening to the Strategy, the President calls for “a balanced approach of prevention, treatment and law … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7qoFwSqDs This video from Democracy Now! demonstrates that more and more people are coming to realize and accept that violence and corruption, such as what we’re seeing now in Jamaica, is a direct result of the U.S. war on drugs. … Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post about a very poor article by Jennifer Johnson in the Pioneer Press: Legalization talk cited in teen pot use spike. In it, Margaret Polovchak, executive director of the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation … Continue reading →

That’s the only conclusion I can gather from this article in the Pioneer Press: Legalization talk cited in teen pot use spike A discussion of legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois is likely fueling an increase in the number of Park … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to water down Miranda just a little bit more in Berghuis v. Thompkins. Here’s how it used to work… Police inform you of the right to remain silent. You remain silent. Police must stop questioning … Continue reading →

Interesting article today in the Washington Post. I admit to not being up as much as I’d like on the science of the content of cannabis as it relates to medicinal properties (and that’s largely the fault of federal government … Continue reading →