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No, this isn’t about recent legislation in New York. It’s about Barney Frank and Ron Paul, and Willie Nelson and The National Review. Those of us following drug policy regularly know that sanity in drug policy is not necessarily a … Continue reading →

As many of you know, Drug WarRant was offline pretty much the whole day. No, the FBI or the DEA didn’t shut me down. Drug WarRant wasn’t being censored. My domain hadn’t been seized. In fact, the actual reason was … Continue reading →

McAllen buys $150,000 SWAT vehicle With 11 gun ports, a rotating turret and room for 10 officers, the modified Ford F-550 will help city police handle high-risk calls, police Chief Victor Rodriguez said. Cash and other assets seized during police … Continue reading →

Some of you may be aware that I am involved in a lot of different interests and pursuits. One of them has been as photographer and Artistic Director of The Living Canvas. It started out as photography of the human … Continue reading →

Sorry for the neglect, folks. I’ve been busy doing tech rehearsals for my show that opens in Chicago on Friday. I’ll give you more details on that, along with some additional postings tonight. In the meantime, this is an open … Continue reading →

Big news, so far apparently not reported in U.S. media Bolivia abandona la convención de la ONU contra las drogas La Paz, 22 jun (EFE).- El Congreso boliviano aprobó hoy, a petición del presidente Evo Morales, la denuncia de la … Continue reading →

The Justice Policy Institute has released a new report: Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies It’s clear that the prison industry sees the drug war as something important to their bottom … Continue reading →

Via press release from the Drug Policy Alliance Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) will introduce bi-partisan legislation tomorrow, June 23, ending the federal war on marijuana and letting states legalize, regulate, tax, and control marijuana without … Continue reading →

The tortured analogy is a device used by the ignorant (or those preaching to the ignorant) usually in an attempt to make something sound bad by fabricating a non-existent comparability to something horrific. Example: “Serving on that committee is like … Continue reading →

If you don’t already follow/support Americans for Forfeiture Reform, you should. Our asset forfeiture systems in this country are a total disgrace, full of corruption, and essentially a “legalized” system of highway robbery, allowing government entities to take cash and … Continue reading →