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Who knew U.S. attorneys could be so funny?

This one really cracked me up. WASHINGTON — U.S. attorneys have a message for California’s medical marijuana advocates: Don’t blame Barack Obama. After it was announced that the crackdown on medical pot establishments in the Golden State was a collective … Continue reading

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The President has heard us loud and clear

This morning, a large number of people got an official White House letter from David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the President. It was a letter to talk about the success of the “We the People” online petition initiative from the … Continue reading

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America – what a country!

The following article from The Voice of Russia sounds even more entertaining if you imagine it being spoken by Yakov Smirnoff. U. S plans to legalize marijuana. There is a term in the U.S.: “war on drugs” which describes the … Continue reading

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Conferences

Some excellent conferences coming up shortly… Reform Conference This is the major biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference being held November 2-5 in Los Angeles. Full of speakers, workshops, and social events with over 1,000 people in attendance. The Cato … Continue reading

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Must-read on the Medical Marijuana crackdown

This is one of the best articles I’ve read on the subject so far. In a Strange About-Face, the President Tries to Hack Medical Marijuana Off at the Knees by Ray Stern in the Phoenix New Times. There was no … Continue reading

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Teaching our students well

Officials Use Ruse At Wolcott High To Clear Halls For Drug Search Combine the War on Terror with the War on Drugs to help create a docile and obedient future generation. At Wolcott High School one morning this week, an … Continue reading

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Misunderstood Hallucinogens

Interesting (though a bit meandering in focus) piece by Robbie Gennet in the Huffington Post: How Do You Quantify a Hallucination? And Why Are They Illegal? The DEA has a nice hallucinogen page, though it’s sorely lacking in footnotes to … Continue reading

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Official Misbehaving

Several items of interest (via Radley Balko and others)… More questionable raids… A Gibbs Road couple came home from work Thursday to find their home surrounded by Richland County sheriff’s deputies, their front door kicked in and their home ransacked. … Continue reading

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Open Thread

Taking a few days off – just finished a major theatre trip to Chicago with a group this weekend. Facts on medical marijuana are stubborn things, too is an OpEd by Joseph Summeril, who seems to prove his point by … Continue reading

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U.S. must legalize drugs to stop the violence

That’s the powerful message from former Mexican President Vicente Fox is this very hard-hitting video interview with BBC News.

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