Monthly Archives: November 2013

That’s right! Forget basketball, or music, or chess. Join the fun club where the main activity is taking drug tests. Pass them and you get to stay in the club and earn discounts from local businesses. Link McFarland hopes that … Continue reading →

Link Here at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, we are proud to work alongside veterans who lend their talent and energy to the important task of reducing drug use and its consequences across the country. I have a … Continue reading →

Resolution: NAACP SUPPORTS ALLOWING STATES TO DECREASE PENALTIES FOR LOW-LEVEL DRUG POSSESSION WHEREAS, as a result of the “War on Drugs” and mandatory minimum sentences imposed largely at the federal level, the prison population has exploded in the past few … Continue reading →

Andrew Sullivan has an outstanding column based on his appearance with David Frum on CNN to talk about marijuana. Marijuana and Moralism I know Ross will differ on the substance, but I doubt he will argue that my support for … Continue reading →

Eric T. Wright, Gladsden Times Students learn ‘drug free is way to be’ Wednesday afternoon, deputies visited Southside Elementary School and came with an armored vehicle, a horse, two motorcycles and a helicopter. Public Information Officer Natalie Barton said they … Continue reading →

It’s interesting how Mr. Sabet’s “friends” end up being so… passionate. I’ve been having a fun exchange with “Brian C,” who purports to be merely an interested reader checking out Kevin’s book, and yet feels the need to go to … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the voters in Portland, Maine legalized the possession of up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana for recreational purposes. The measure passed overwhelmingly with 70% of voters in favor. Note: it doesn’t legalize the sale or growing of marijuana, so … Continue reading →

Literally. Traffic Stop Nightmare This is just too, too much. Go read it, and come back. Fortunately, the comments there are pretty much unanimous — the police, the doctors, and the judge involved in this all deserve to be put … Continue reading →

The November 2013 issue of ‘The Nation’ is stuffed full of articles about marijuana and legalization. It also marks that magazine’s official endorsement of marijuana legalization for the first time. Katrina vanden Heuvel explains: If Clinton, Bush and Obama, ex–pot … Continue reading →

Ross Douthat has a particularly odious OpEd in the New York Times: Pot and Jackpots Yes, he’s talking about marijuana and casinos. But both have been made possible by the same trend in American attitudes: the rise of a live-and-let-live … Continue reading →