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David Simon, Baltimore, Drug War
David Simon has an outstanding interview with the Marshall Project. Nothing new to us here, but very well said… David Simon on Baltimore’s Anguish I guess there’s an awful lot to understand and I’m not sure I understand all of … Continue reading
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The War on Drugs and the streets of our cities
The world is talking about Baltimore right now — another battleground between police and citizens who have lost respect for each other in large part due to the war on drugs. Freddie Gray a victim of America’s longest war Overall, … Continue reading
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Open Thread
I’m playing the piano for a production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” this weekend, and have a number of visitors in town, so I’m just trying to keep my head above water, but there’s a lot going on in drug policy … Continue reading
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Michele Leonhart
So it looks like Michele Leonhart is finally going to be leaving the DEA. Michele Leonhard, Head of D.E.A., to Retire Over Handling of Sex Scandal Ms. Leonhart’s impending departure after eight years in the top job follows a hearing … Continue reading
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Who knew? Supreme Court remembers the Fourth Amendment
Supreme Court Says Police Violated 4th Amendment When Use of Drug-Sniffing Dog Prolonged Routine Traffic Stop In a 6-3 decision issued today in the case of Rodriguez v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Nebraska police violated the … Continue reading
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Fire the DEA
Forget expressing no confidence in Michele Leonhardt, or even firing her. The entire agency is corrupt, out of control, and destructive to our society. DEA’s Leonhart Doomed? Committee Declares ‘No Confidence’ Amid Sex Party Scandal — USA Today Nearly two … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
Smoking Marijuana for 50 Years, and Turning Out Just Fine Not the kind of person that prohibitionists like to admit even exists. Awkward joke by the author about marijuana being a gateway to writing a book, but otherwise, nice little … Continue reading
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Fun with Propaganda
Of course, throughout history, our government has coopted all kinds of cultural icons to help promote its destructive war on drugs (and I’m sure some participated in good faith because they themselves had been blinded by the years of propaganda). … Continue reading
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Bloggingheads
I’ve been busy today and haven’t had a chance to watch/listen to this, but I thought you might want to know that there’s a Bloggingheads.tv video featuring Mark Kleiman debating “Chasing the Scream’s” Johann Hari.
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