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Here’s the bad dysfunctional news: Breaking: In Fight Over Marijuana’s Scheduling, Appeals Court Rules in Favor of DEA and Schedule 1 The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C. ruled today in favor of the DEA’s decision to keep … Continue reading →

While I’ve always been a fan of libraries, I never spent much time in them, as I tended to like owning books and had computer access at home. Yet for much of the population, libraries are an incredibly important source … Continue reading →

Kevin Sabet, Patrick Kennedy and Project SAM have been trying to convince the public that there’s a false dichotomy pitting the “simplistic” options of incarceration vs. legalization, when, in fact, there should be some kind of moderate third way between … Continue reading →

Krysten Gwynne in Rolling Stone: Meet the drug warriors working to roll back hard-won advances in marijuana policy. Kevin Sabet Mel and Betty Sembler Michele Leonhart Gil Kerlikowske David Frum Kevin is going to be insufferably gleeful over this.

Mark Kleiman is 100% correct.

Programming note: Eugene Jarecki’s documentary about over-incarceration in the United States and the drug war is the video of the week on iTunes and so is available this week only for a 99 cent rental. The House I Live In … Continue reading →

Glenn Greenwald continues to be one of the most important political writers we have, shining a glaring light on the corruption, abuses, and overreach of government. Today he talks about the Aaron Swartz case, but even more importantly, the overall … Continue reading →

Ricardo Cortés discusses The condemned coca leaf and the two standards that have existed: One for a major soft drink, another for the native people of South America. You see, the Single Convention was adopted after years of negotiations led … Continue reading →

Molly Davies: A Letter to the President: My Husband Is Not the “Bigger Fish to Fry” in Your Drug War Dear Mr. President: I am writing to you as a wife and mother of two young daughters, whose 34-year old … Continue reading →

Don’t think I’ve heard this one before… Miss America Contestant Opposes All Marijuana Use That Isn’t Recreational or Medicinal … OK. Interesting wording choice. Or as the gawker article wryly notes: Finally, someone willing to stand up to the hemp-rope-industrial-complex.