Monthly Archives: November 2010

Give thanks for what you have, and remember those families that won’t be together today because of the war on drugs. I’ll be without wifi for the next few days, so posting will be light.

Rio Ten dead in police operations in Rio shantytowns At least ten people were killed on Wednesday morning during a series of operations carried out by the Rio police in the city’s shantytowns. The operations aimed at catching the criminals … Continue reading →

You can’t put the genie back in the bottle. Cannabis is here to stay. And now, the medical cannabis industry is becoming a major entity. New York Times DENVER — It is being called the green rush. With more states … Continue reading →

Today’s candidate: Lt. Andrew Hawkes, a 19-year police veteran who has worked in patrol, K9, investigations, narcotics and administration. His book, Secrets of Successful Highway Interdiction, “contains eleven chapters on Highway Drug Interdiction.” Why does the debate continue over marijuana … Continue reading →

Via Grits for Breakfast, everybody’s after a piece of that asset forfeiture pie. Cashing in: Who benefits most from seized currency? Perhaps no issue proves more quietly contentious in the local law enforcement community than how the seized currency – … Continue reading →

The Planning Commission in Colorado Springs is not only looking out for the welfare of the citizens, they’re going all out to make sure that Colorado Spring doesn’t sell its soul to the devil. Apparently this involves making it almost … Continue reading →

A post that really has very little to do with drug policy (other than perhaps another reminder that with legalization, pot becomes less valuable to steal). Soldiers: No Sir, We’re Here to Get Rid of the Marijuana Three soldiers try … Continue reading →

Update: I received a very nice note from Rose Eveleth, the Editor in Chief of Scienceline: Just popping in to explain what happened to the post. Scienceline is a project of the NYU School of Journalism’s SHERP program. It’s completely … Continue reading →

The Drug Czar’s “blog” is boasting: Today, California Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack nominated Director Kerlikowske for the 2011 Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, based on his proven leadership in the Nation’s efforts to reduce drug use and … Continue reading →

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, soon to be the leader of the Republican Governors Association, continued his argument Thursday that the federal government needed to halt their intervention in the private sector and refocus their energy toward securing the border — … Continue reading →