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The UNODC discusses some rather significant money laundering… More than one trillion dollars: this is the staggering amount of money probably laundered annually in recent years, says Pierre Lapaque, chief of the section dealing with organized crime and money-laundering at … Continue reading →

There have been some problems with the site in the past few days. I thought the server was intermittently down, but the tech guys at DreamHost say that the site had been getting quite a few memory spikes (this was … Continue reading →

There’s an important new book out by Damon Barrett called “Children of the Drug War,” available at Amazon, but also available to read for free online (it’s that important). This collection of original essays looks at the impact of the … Continue reading →

Here are the key statistics from the latest Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll. 55% support the legalization of marijuana, with greatest support from: Democrats: 63% Independents: 61% Men: 57% Aged 35-54: 57% 67% think the “War on Drugs” has been … Continue reading →

Drug Czar ‘Too Busy” to Meet With Fellow Cops – by Norm Stamper Norm sends a letter to Gil Kerlikowske: Subject: You Can Run But You Can’t Hide We didn’t just drop by on June 14, Gil. We had sent … Continue reading →

Sometimes, while looking through newsreader headlines for articles that might be of interest, you find some rather unusual things, like this one: Drug Charge: Woman In Nude Ear Squat Case Goes Free I read the article. I still have no … Continue reading →

Poor federal government with its limited resources to communicate policy. They’re absolutely powerless when confronted by the daunting media machine of marijuana legalizers. That appears to be the point of Keith Humphreys’ bizarre government-as-victim post about the DOJ’s medical marijuana … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBOXUjHhrVM&feature=player_profilepage … Also, see Gary Johnson’s OpEd in The Washington Times: JOHNSON: Hitting the cartels where it hurts Imagine you are a drug lord in Mexico, making unfathomable profits sending your illegal product to the United States. What is the … Continue reading →

An outstanding editorial from the Chicago Tribune puts some much-needed sanity in the government-fueled hysteria over “drugged driving.” Someone who drinks to excess and gets behind the wheel of a car can be prosecuted and punished for driving under the … Continue reading →