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The Economist has a devastatingly powerful attack on the U.S.: Too many laws, too many prisoners. Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little This is a must read and it should be used … Continue reading →

Thanks to Logan for pointing out this nasty internet ad by the anti-proposition-19 folks: The ad goes on to read… As California goes, do does the rest of the country. “do does”? OK, we didn’t say they were literate. This … Continue reading →

The British Medical Journal last week published a special edition: ‘Drug users and HIV: treat don’t punish’. It had a series of excellent articles, including one by our friend Steve Rolles at Transform Drug Policy Foundation: An alternative to the … Continue reading →

My host this weekend sadly lost a whole lot of valuable stuff in the basement after the incredibly heavy rains in Chicago Friday night, including his wifi, so I’m just getting caught up. The big news: V.A. Easing Rules for … Continue reading →

The Natchez (Mississippi) Democrat, in an editorial calling for a statewide ban on synthetics like “spice” that are intended to provide effects similar to marijuana… Calling it legal shouldn’t make it so What? Apparently the Natchez editorial staff has bought … Continue reading →

Press release from LEAP: Federal Drug Agency Bans Pro-Legalization Police Group From Conference SAMHSA Doesn’t Want Views Expressed at Treatment Event in Chicago CHICAGO, IL — A group of police officers, judges and prosecutors who support legalizing and regulating drugs … Continue reading →

FDL’s Jane Hamsher did a great job of re-directing a segment on Arizona’s immigration laws to ending the war on marijuana. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK0nFq2Al24 Via Scott Morgan

Georgia becomes first country to sign Vienna Declaration The First Lady of Georgia announced at a breakfast event at the AIDS 2010 conference today that Georgia would sign the Vienna Declaration, the first country to do so. Good for them! … Continue reading →

Powerful new article in Time by the always excellent Maia Szalavitz: Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It? Increasingly, substance-abuse experts are finding that teen drug treatment may indeed be doing more harm than good. Many programs throw … Continue reading →

The outspoken head of Denver’s DEA operation that clashed with medical marijuana laws in that state, is leaving Colorado for a new assignment. He has been considered by many to be an over-zealous anti-marijuana fanatic, who ignored the new Attorney … Continue reading →