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One Million
This was the front page of the Huffington Post yesterday. NYPD Spent 1 Million Hours Making 440,000 Marijuana Possession Arrests Over Last Decade NEW YORK — The NYPD spent 1 million hours making 440,000 arrests for low-level marijuana possession charges … Continue reading
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Who is your role model?
Saruman: [talking to Gandalf] “Your love of the halfings’ leaf has clearly slowed your mind.” — Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Saruman: [talking about Radagast] “It is his excessive consumption of mushrooms, that have addled his … Continue reading
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Finding allies
I’ve long been disappointed that there hasn’t been more public interest shown from gun rights activists in ending the war on drugs. The war on drugs has affected them in two significant ways: as a back door method of restricting … Continue reading
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Interesting…
Washington State Selects Botec Analysis Corp. as Finalist for Marijuana Consulting Contract The Washington State Liquor Control Board will announce tomorrow that it has tentatively selected Botec Analysis Corp. to provide cannabis-related consulting services tied to the emerging recreational marijuana … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
Back from an exciting trip to New York. Saw some great shows and ate some amazing food. As usual, walked all over the city, and the weather mostly cooperated. A lot has been going on, and hopefully you’ve been following … Continue reading
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What excuse do we have for doing a better job regulating chewing gum than heroin?
That’s the premise behind this excellent article in Alternet by Bill Fried: What Would It Be Like If Heroin Were Legal
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Victory?
It’s often been noted here that calling the drug war a failure is only true depending on what you consider to be the true goals of the drug war. Kevin Carson does a nice riff on that with Fifteen Benefits … Continue reading
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The U.N.’s complicity in international human rights abuses
A very powerful OpEd in the New York Times by Fernando Henrique Cardoso (former President of Brazil) and Ruth Dreifuss (former President of Switzerland): An Ugly Truth in the War on Drugs This week, representatives from many nations will gather … Continue reading
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Open Thread
I’m heading out early Saturday morning for New York with a group of students for a week-long theatre trip. We’ll be seeing Matilda, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Kinky Boots, and Caveman. I’ll check in … Continue reading
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News from the Show-Me State
I’m not always aware of the various state-based or local-based reform groups, and sometimes forget that there are dedicated people working hard on changing state and local laws all the time whose efforts may not get national attention. I just … Continue reading
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