Monthly Archives: February 2011

I always thought that Montanans had quite the independent streak. They thumbed their noses at the Feds when it came to speed limits. They considered themselves kind of frontiersmen who didn’t need the government telling them everything. Their conservatism was … Continue reading →

Link Thousands of U.S. agents and local police officers arrested and interrogated suspected associates of Mexican drug cartels across the United States on Thursday in response to the killing of a U.S. anti-narcotics agent in Mexico last week. […] DEA … Continue reading →

Last week I talked about the powerful and well-written editorial in the Seattle Times… MARIJUANA should be legalized, regulated and taxed. The push to repeal federal prohibition should come from the states, and it should begin with the state of … Continue reading →

A follow-up to the Michael Dearman piece at SMU, where he argued that drug users should note that they have blood on their hands (a useless argument since that can’t lead to practical change, whereas working toward legalization can). Dearman … Continue reading →

I’m not big on going to meetings. I’d often prefer to skip them and get some work done. Here’s one I’d like to attend. U.S. President Barack Obama will meet his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon next week at the White … Continue reading →

The science has been clear on this for quite some time: needle exchange programs save lives, reduce the spread of HIV, and don’t cause any increase in drug use. It’s a real no-brainer, and it’s been bizarre that it’s taken … Continue reading →

Drug addicts in Thailand will be treated next week The Ministry of Interior has picked next week to get all drug addicts across Thailand clean. Deputy Permanent Secretary for Interior Mr Surapong Pongtadsirikul has disclosed that there are approximately 30,000 … Continue reading →

How dare you harm that young child… … by attempting to deny him the medicine that can help save his life.

We have two pieces of evidence to offer, at two ends of the scale, from morons who can’t seem to grasp that legalization is actually a way to end the problems of the drug war, and so they reach deep … Continue reading →