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… on how not to handle drug policy. A good article: Ottawa’s drug problem: The penalty doesn’t fit the crime by Edward Greenspan and Anthony Doob. …the answer to offending “does not lie in simply building more prisons and getting … Continue reading →

That’s the Supreme Court of Colombia. Who knew that we’d have to look to other Supreme Courts for an understanding of fundamental rights. Colombia Supreme Court decriminalizes drugs for personal use Colombia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that carrying small doses … Continue reading →

I was reading another article about Mexican President Calderón, and it looked like it was going to be more of the same… Calderón Blames US Consumer for Drug Wars in Latin America (Honduras Weekly) My first thought was that this … Continue reading →

Following close on recent news that the U.S. is deploying CIA operatives and mercenaries contractors in Mexico to fight the drug war, and the State Department’s announcement that Plan Mexico will continue indefinitely, we now hear that the war has … Continue reading →

Well, it looks like the memory problems are solved for now by upping server capacity. A huge thanks to those who have helped out through the donation button on the left. I’m still looking at future options. DEA rejects UMass … Continue reading →

NIDA has a National Drug Facts Week (this year it’s October 31-November 6), where they supposedly “encourage teens to get factual answers from scientific experts about drugs and drug abuse.” Except they don’t, really. They lead teens through highly selective … Continue reading →

Well, not really. But as Maia Szalavitz makes clear in her latest Time Magazine piece, he might as well have done so. Califano, and his shocktoids have been a regular topic of derision here at Drug WarRant. The latest shows … Continue reading →

Scary viewpoint from a school official: GYPSUM, Colorado — Schools are on the front lines of the war on drugs and that makes it worth fighting, says an Eagle Valley High School administrator. “Is it a war worth fighting? “I … Continue reading →

Sorry that Drug WarRant has been down for the past day. It’s been a very frustrating 30 hours, and I still don’t have an explanation for why it’s been down. According to support staff at DreamHost, the Private Server which … Continue reading →

Conor Friedersdorf has an illuminating OpEd on the difference between press coverage of “protest candidates” like John Huntsman and coverage of Ron Paul/Gary Johnson. Huntsman is challenging orthodoxies of thought that afflict the GOP alone, and taking positions that reflect … Continue reading →