Monthly Archives: October 2010

…goes to Maia Szalavitz, in a very interesting analysis in Time Magazine: Prop 19 Analysis: Will Marijuana Legalization Increase Use? Many questions remain about what will happen if Proposition 19 passes, but the only result I can unequivocally predict is … Continue reading →

The case for legalizing marijuana by Gary Mason There was a time, particularly when my children were young, when I wasn’t sure legalizing pot was such a good idea. But that old-school approach doesn’t hold up any more. The fact … Continue reading →

Nice little story in southern Illinois about a sheriff who was being interviewed for a story about selling off seized cars. According to sheriff Mearkl Justus…the most common drug resulting in property seizures…is marijuana. But after thirty years as sheriff … Continue reading →

Via Phil Smith at Stop the Drug War Peruvian President Alan García said Monday he is absolutely opposed to drug legalization and warned that legalizing marijuana will take society down the path toward euthanizing the elderly.

That’s right! It’s another tomato raid. This time, in the greenhouse of a Montessori school. “We were all as a group eating outside as we usually do, and this unmarked drab-green helicopter kept flying over and dropping lower,” she said. … Continue reading →

Kudos to Illinois State University chapter of SSDP for a very nice Hempfest event today out on the quad (and a beautiful day for it). While I was out there, one of the students asked me what, if anything, Prop … Continue reading →

I sometimes forget that we’re not the only ones with them… This stunning public policy communique from the home office as a result of a fact-finding international trip… Home Office minister James Brokenshire has warned of the severe consequnces of … Continue reading →

As the prohibitionists scramble to come up with every weak argument to bolster their position that they can find, and the stink of fear permeates their scribblings, it’s been interesting to see the re-appearance of the old argument that alcohol … Continue reading →

Attorney for San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective who has been litigating marijuana cases for 18 years analyzes Prop 19 and finds that the fears expressed by the medical marijuana community to be completely unfounded. Let’s Make Marijuana Boring by James … Continue reading →

It’s a nice day. And we need to avoid getting too wrapped up in the constant stress of fighting against prohibition (yes, I’m looking at you, darkcycle) or we’ll burn out. So I’ve recycled one of my old musings. I … Continue reading →