Monthly Archives: December 2010

You probably have your own personal New Year’s resolutions, but if you are really committed to drug policy reform, why not set a few drug policy reform resolutions as well? (And if you’re reading this on New Year’s eve or … Continue reading →

A little bit of truth from a drug war series… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn2WfKUgTZU

While the U.S. continues to keep, promote, and export repressive marijuana policies, other countries, often quietly, are finding ways to mitigate the stupidity of the laws the international treaties force them to follow. Spain is another one. Cannabis clubs plug … Continue reading →

The Conservative Political Action Conference is a big deal each year, and this year’s is already generating some controversy. Turns out that they’re not ready to accept teh gays. Two of the nation’s premier moral issues organizations, the Family Research … Continue reading →

… yet still disturbing. Cristina Silva of the AP has an article: In Nev., booze, bets, brothels OK, not selling pot even as nearby states allow it The question: How is a state that has long lured visitors with promises … Continue reading →

The Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs) editorial board shows just how ignorant it is: A suburban war on drugs is vital to stem the tide We must wage a war on drug abuse. That should be the resolve of law enforcement, … Continue reading →

The leaked cables, which various journalism organizations such as WikiLeaks and the New York Times have been publishing, have been interesting historically, but have produced very little in terms of startling or radically new information that had previously been hidden. … Continue reading →

The Portugal experiment in drug policy has been a critical and important laboratory demonstrating two huge points in the drug policy debate: tough enforcement (with all its destruction) isn’t somehow magically preventing an even larger drug problem than we have … Continue reading →

Quotable from Thoreau at Unqualified Offerings: No matter how bad it seems, it’s worse It seems that no matter how cynical you are on the drug war, if you search hard enough you can find some piece of evil that … Continue reading →

So much money. So many profiteers. Bill Conroy at The Narcosphere covers the story of the $100 Million Drug-War Garrison Approved for U.S.-Mexican Border A small county board in southern California has just ushered in the era of the paramilitarization … Continue reading →