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Mark Kleiman asks Kevin Sabet the big question
On twitter: […] Now, is there any way to keep prohibition and limit the excesses of drug law enforcement? That’s the hard one. Yep. Kevin always talks about there being a way to solve the problems of the drug war … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman is right about the need for research
Mark Kleiman has a good post about some of the problems that are occurring in the unfortunate federal legal limbo of medical marijuana (like patients losing their jobs over drug tests): Cannabis, medicine, employment, and science He notes that it … Continue reading
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Why Mark Kleiman is a crock
Let’s start with Mark Kleiman’s new OpEd in the Los Angeles Times: California can’t legalize marijuana There’s one problem with legalizing, taxing and regulating cannabis at the state level: It can’t be done. The federal Controlled Substances Act makes it … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman stumbles into some math
… and gets lost. He calls his post Cheech and Chong mathematics. You decide. It’s an attempt to debunk claims regarding the amount of tax revenue that California might reap from legalization. He then works out his own estimates of … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman adjusts marijuana legalization position
Mark Kleiman, despite his support for prohibition in many forms, has, for quite some time, advocated limited legalization of marijuana, on a “grow-your-own” plan. Here’s one mention of it from earlier this year: So I continue to favor a “grow … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman’s at it again
The foremost academic apologist for a kinder, gentler prohibition — Mark Kleiman — has resurfaced to address prohibition again, and as usual resorts to academic dishonesty and outright wankery. Kleiman had pretty much stopped writing about drug policy at his … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman gets it right, mostly.
Mark Kleiman has a really outstanding piece at The American Interest Online: Dopey, Boozy, Smoky — and Stupid (although the title, which he didn’t pick, sucks). This is Kleiman’s best piece to date, and finally does justice to his analyses … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman…. again.
I need to preface this post by noting that I believe Mark Kleiman to be a well-educated man with quite a bit of intelligence. He is considered an expert in drug policy. He is a liberal and writes passionately about … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman got it right
On eradication in Afghanistan: One question not asked in the NY Times story is how much it matters to the drug problem in the U.S. whether the Afghan government cracks down on poppy-growing or not. […] I can assure you … Continue reading
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Mark Kleiman gets it wrong.
Mark A.R. Kleiman talks about his report (pdf) on drug dealing, drug control, and terrorism. He has valuable information that is worth reading, but in the end, he completely misses the forest for the trees. In his post, he states: … Continue reading
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