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In response to a member of LEAP calling for an end to prohibition to make the streets of Chicago safer, the Chicago Sun Times ran this follow up letter to the editor on Monday, “Legalizing drugs not that easy.”  What … Continue reading →

If the war’s over, why am I still here?

I’m leaving very early tomorrow morning for a week in New York City, along with 70 people. I’m host of this annual theatre trip and will be conducting walking tours of the city each day, along with seeing six shows … Continue reading →

I just about dropped my coffee when I read this letter to the editor by Shirley Bradley of Bloomington this morning: Marijuana law would send mixed message Of course, it’s in opposition to the medical marijuana bill in Illinois. But … Continue reading →

Michael Gerson, in the Washington Post, thinks we’ve been too hard on Mark Souder, the drug warrior and abstinence warrior who recently resigned from Congress because he had an affair with a staff member. Mark Souder and the case for … Continue reading →

Attorney General Eric Holder re-confirms the Administration’s new policy of throwing a whole bunch of prohibition words together and calling it “balanced.” In his opening to the Strategy, the President calls for “a balanced approach of prevention, treatment and law … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7qoFwSqDs This video from Democracy Now! demonstrates that more and more people are coming to realize and accept that violence and corruption, such as what we’re seeing now in Jamaica, is a direct result of the U.S. war on drugs. … Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post about a very poor article by Jennifer Johnson in the Pioneer Press: Legalization talk cited in teen pot use spike. In it, Margaret Polovchak, executive director of the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation … Continue reading →

That’s the only conclusion I can gather from this article in the Pioneer Press: Legalization talk cited in teen pot use spike A discussion of legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois is likely fueling an increase in the number of Park … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to water down Miranda just a little bit more in Berghuis v. Thompkins. Here’s how it used to work… Police inform you of the right to remain silent. You remain silent. Police must stop questioning … Continue reading →