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Seven years
It’s been just a little over a year now since we made the move from SalonBlogs to our own server. Other than the challenges in getting good ads served by Google since the move, it’s been very smooth. Discussions have … Continue reading
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Will $4.9 million be enough of a lesson?
The city of Atlanta is paying $4.9 million to the family of drug war victim Kathryn Johnston. The money is important. But even more important is whether anyone learned a lesson. Perhaps a little… “The resolution of this case is … Continue reading
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America is not the land of the Greatest Common Divisor
Over at the Reality Based Community, Mark Kleiman makes his case for his own version of legalized cannabis: Against commercial cannabis In the cannabis front, my plea is for a “grow-your-own†policy: consumers would be allowed to cultivate pot for … Continue reading
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Drug Policy Science and the Blogosphere
Tim Condon, Ph.D., a Science Policy Advisor at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, guest posts at the ONDCP’s “blog.” With so much misinformation about drugs floating around the blogosphere, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) re-launches its annual … Continue reading
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Don’t Over-Analyze Prop. 19
Because you can count on it: the mainstream media won’t analyze it at all Guest Post to Drug WarRant by KATE WOODS There has been a jungle of growing chatter within the pro-cannabis community over the issue of Proposition 19, … Continue reading
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He fit the description…
The NYPD Just Won’t Stop On Frisking The New York Police Department’s stop and frisk tactics had increased 21 percent over the past year, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights. The findings are from a departmental quarterly report that … Continue reading
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Oh my God. Children were in the same house with… plants.
Police in St. Louis discovered a marijuana lab in a house. Yes, a “marijuana growth lab,” was in the basement. Todd and Angela Priest have been charged with child endangerment. The Priests knowingly allowed the children to enter the house … Continue reading
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The time is definitely coming
The Oppenheimer Report in the Miami Herald: Has the time come to legalize drugs? I haven’t really mentioned Vicente Fox’s recent call for legalization. Andres Oppenheimer discusses it. While the three centrist former presidents’ proposal amounted to not prosecuting people … Continue reading
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Don’t send your kid to treatment
A very interesting article by Paul Elam (thanks to Radley): When Your Kid Smokes Pot O.K., so you found some weed in your teen-agers room. Depending on the kind of parent you are, your reaction to that can range from … Continue reading
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Random Action
I think it would be interesting if a group of people got together and decided to picket their local drug store chain (Walgreens, Duane Reed, CVS, etc.). Sort of a NIMBY movement to make fun of the fears some people … Continue reading
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