Monthly Archives: September 2010

Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas Obviously, I’ve paid more attention to him because I’m involved in drug policy and his views are favorable to drug policy reform, but I find it odd that he’s known … Continue reading →

Sheriff Lee Baca, co-chair of the Prop 19 opposition has certainly been outspoken. The Los Angeles County sheriff has escalated his war of words against California medical marijuana dispensaries, saying as many as 97 percent operate as criminal enterprises. Some … Continue reading →

Someone sent me a link to a blog. Now, it’s pretty rare that I mention a blog that has only one post so far, but it’s a pretty big post. The blog is Prop 19 Questions and the first post … Continue reading →

Lima President Alan Garcia said he is willing to accept U.S. military aid to combat drug traffickers, provided that this help is in the logistical and training areas, a Peruvian newspaper reported Sunday, citing an interview the head of state … Continue reading →

The Guardian has consistently been one of the media leaders in talking openly about the drug war — all aspects. This weekend was no exception… What Britain could learn from Portugal’s drugs policy by Peter Beaumont In the midst of … Continue reading →

Via Allen St. Pierre comes this fascinating OpEd from John McKay, the prosecutor who indicted Marc Emery (and a former law enforcement official). Marijuana’s true potency and why the law should change I DON’T smoke pot. And I pretty much … Continue reading →

Washington Post: California’s Prop 19, on legalizing marijuana, could end Mexico’s drug war by Héctor Aguilar Camín and Jorge G. Castañeda Perspective from Mexico that packs a wallop. Proposition 19 changes this calculation. For Mexico, California is almost the whole … Continue reading →

Chief justice nominee blocks school drug tests In a ruling by California’s chief justice nominee, a state appeals court has barred a school district from drug testing all students in extracurricular activities such as choir, the school band and Future … Continue reading →

Governor Jan Brewer — this is the woman who said that most illegal immigrants are smuggling drugs, and who opposed medical marijuana because it’s a gateway drug. These were her opening remarks. She wasn’t even responding to anything. Almost painful … Continue reading →

Sen. Dianne Feinstein To Chair No On Prop 19 Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Democratic former mayor of San Francisco, will co-chair the campaign to defeat Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot in November, according to a press … Continue reading →