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… and with it, Caballes v. Illinois. Those who have followed this blog for awhile know that I consider Caballes v. Illinois one of the more obviously clueless Supreme Court decisions of recent years. For those who don’t know, the … Continue reading →

… in the Daily Mail: These days the hard drugs are gone, but he continues – against the Hollywood grain – to smoke cannabis. ‘I don’t tend to say this publicly, but we can see it’s a curative thing. The … Continue reading →

Some people here in the U.S. say that the reason the drug war isn’t working is that we’re just not taking it seriously enough. We’ve got to stop being so easy on the drug criminals. Well, let’s take a little … Continue reading →

End this absurd war by Glenn Garvin at the Miami Herald. Great piece featuring a LEAP’s Kyle Vogt. Illinois Blacks More Likely to Get Prison for Drugs An Illinois state panel found Monday that Illinois blacks convicted of low-level drug … Continue reading →

After U.S., Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark and Germany objected to Bolivia’s amendment yesterday, President Morales is making it clear that he’s not going to sit back and give up. Evo quiere presentar recurso para despenalizar el acullicu Someone with … Continue reading →

from the Drug Czar’s “blog” These consultations, across the country and across government, helped highlight an important truth — that public safety isn’t the only thing threatened by drug use; drugs also pose an extremely complex and dynamic challenge to … Continue reading →

From an interview in Mexico QUESTION: Okay. In several occasion, you have recognized that the partial explanation to the violence in Mexico can be found in the elevated drug consumption and the tolerance towards arms selling in your country. The … Continue reading →

Martin Jelsma has an excellent write-up of the political maneuverings and hypocrisy regarding opposition to the Bolivian amendment regarding coca chewing. Definitely worth reading. D-Day for Bolivia’s coca chewing amendment Meanwhile the U.S. turned to its allies in the European … Continue reading →

Chuck Schumer wants to ban the latest media-fueled drug craze: “bath salts.” As long as we have prohibition for drugs like marijuana, there will be a lucrative market for legal (and possibly dangerous) alternatives, and technologically savvy opportunists will create … Continue reading →

Steve Elliott nails it in The Great ‘Marijuana’ Debate: What’s In A Word? There are those within the cannabis movement who will tell you with a straight face that the reason the plant is still illegal is because it is … Continue reading →