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In the state of Washington, people are now apparently legally smoking pot and getting gay-married (though not necessarily both at once), and from browsing the news reports, it appears that God has neglected to smite anyone, and there are no … Continue reading →

The new documentary, Breaking the Taboo opens tomorrow… on YouTube. Interesting notion to have a film open on YouTube, but it certainly is a good way to get wider distribution immediately. Based on the trailer, it sure looks like it … Continue reading →

Wired: U.S. Ready to Offer Mercenaries $10 Billion for a Drug-War Air Force Unsure how your private security firm makes money as the U.S. war in Afghanistan winds down? One option: Go into the drug trade — more specifically, the … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lack of posts the past few days — the L.A. trip wiped me out, and now it’s the last week of school with a lot of catching up to do. Interesting legal development: California Court: Landlord Can’t … Continue reading →

Another whirlwind weekend for me. I’m up in Chicago now – just played a couple of hours of Christmas music on the piano for a nice alumni event at the Allerton Hotel. Tomorrow I’m off to Los Angeles and I’ll … Continue reading →

A much better article in The Nation than the one after election day in USA Today. Dave Zirin: THe NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis, which he notes the dysfunctional NFL policies. In the bizarre macho ethos of the NFL, alcoholism … Continue reading →

Mark Kleiman has a very reasonable article at The Crime Report: Legalizing Pot: One Step at a Time. I’m pretty sure a version of it has been published elsewhere, but it’s essentially a plea for the federal government to let … Continue reading →

A little piece, but one that made me stand up and cheer on a small miner’s union in Vancouver. Miners Union Fights Drug-Testing Policy VANCOUVER, B.C. (CN) – A coal miners union wants Teck Coal to put the brakes on … Continue reading →

Eventually. Via Drug Policy Alliance Mexico’s Foreign Ministry is reporting that the United Nations has accepted its resolution to hold a General Assembly special session on drugs. The session will take place in the beginning of 2016 with preparations beginning … Continue reading →