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We must do a better job of lying to teens or they might see through all the lies we told them before. White House Drug Czar: Teen Marijuana Use on the Rise “We have been telling young people, particularly for … Continue reading →

There’s a fascinating article in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press: They drink more, and you pay less by Bob Shaw. It’s a concept that can seem counterintuitive, yet actually makes perfect sense — with some people who are dependent on … Continue reading →

Just another city in the long list of major drug-war-related law enforcement scandals. Scandal Roils Tulsa Police by Stephanie Simon in the Wall Street Journal gives a good overview of the situation. A federal investigation into the Tulsa Police Department … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum at Reason’s Hit and Run: Today John R. Jones III, associate vice president of Northern Illinois University, informed Jeremy Orbach, president of the school’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, that NIU’s administration is stepping in to … Continue reading →

I know a lot of you aren’t on Facebook, but for those who are, there are more and more good drug policy reform resources all the time. Here’s a good one I hadn’t seen before: A War on Drugs: A … Continue reading →

I ended up yanking about 5 comments today from a variety of folks for breaking the rules, so I thought it might be a good idea to recap my philosophy on comment moderating. Don’t call other commenters nasty names. Pretty … Continue reading →

The December 27, 2010 edition of The Nation focuses heavily on Drug Policy Reform Nearly forty years after President Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” it is painfully clear that the nation’s approach to drug policy is counterproductive and cruel. … Continue reading →

If you’re not familiar with the concept of official student groups at state universities, here’s how it works in most cases…. A group of students can get together and form an organization (which may or may not be connected to … Continue reading →

Sorry about neglecting to pass on the programming note regarding the CNBC documentary that was on tonight called “Marijuana USA.” Here’s the CNBC page on the show. There are also showings at midnight and 1 am ET (may be more … Continue reading →

So we spend millions of taxpayer dollars on the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign — a campaign that has been shown to have almost no positive effect and, in fact, has even been shown to have a reverse effect. The … Continue reading →