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Congratulations to Russell Barth and Robert Sharpe for being the MAP 2009 Letter to the Editor Writers of the Year. Russell Barth had 183 letters published. Robert Sharpe had 176 letters published. Russell Barth writes to Canadian newspapers from his … Continue reading →

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has done some really outstanding work in drug policy reform, and their films are extremely well done. They took the opportunity at the recent Drug Policy Reform Conference with Transform releasing After the war on … Continue reading →

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on prohibition. Interesting in that it managed to not even mention today’s prohibition once. [H/T Transform Miniblog] Drug prohibition doesn’t work – so what do we do next? – a good OpEd by … Continue reading →

This is disturbing. ‘Anthrax heroin’ cases spreading Health officials believe contaminated heroin – thought to be responsible for cases of anthrax in Glasgow – may be circulating elsewhere in Scotland. It comes after the death of two more drug users … Continue reading →

I ran into an interesting paragraph at Family Security Matters. I’ve run across their site a couple of times and don’t find their views particularly useful, but I was intrigued by this article by Frank Hill, in which he suggested … Continue reading →

There’s a new Law Enforcement Against Prohibition billboard up in Oklahoma, and LEAP member Wes Johnson got interviewed about it in this television news spot. Of course, they had to get the “other side” and they naturally got someone whose … Continue reading →

Via LEAP… Man Says Judge Arrested Him ‘On a Hunch’ NASHVILLE (CN) – A judge in Dickson County, Tenn., had officers pull a spectator out of his courtroom “on a hunch,” held him in custody and made him submit to … Continue reading →

Mexico Arrests Brother of Slain Drug Kingpin …. Ah, but wait… Mexico nabs 3rd brother in reputed drug family That’s right — we’re really dismantling the Beltran Leyva brothers now. So that should end the war in Mexico. After all, … Continue reading →

It’s not that often that you get such a neatly laid out list of reactions of candidates on this subject as we’ve gotten here from an AP questionnaire: DEMOCRATS — Dan Hynes: “I do not support the outright legalization of … Continue reading →

I’ve added a new feature for Drug WarRant readers who follow the site on mobile devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, etc.). You’ll now get a new streamlined version of the site that’s a fast download and very easy to read … Continue reading →