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It has always amazed me the extent to which legislators (and the drug war industry) go way beyond criminalizing drug possession and sale, to the point of creatively finding ways to criminalize all sorts of other activities. Part of this … Continue reading →

The AP has a story — Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up? by David Crary — about treatment, its relative value compared to enforcement, and how states are hesitant to, as Scott Burns says, “put their money … Continue reading →

I’m up in Chicago for the day with the Illinois State University Improv Mafia — an awesome group competing in the College Improv Regional Tournament. So I’m a bit out of touch. What’s going on? DrugSense Weekly – a weekly … Continue reading →

We’ve talked about the inherently racist nature of drug policy quite a bit, but several things brought it to the front of my mind again today. First, Stephen Gutwillig has an excellent piece in CNN Opinion: Pot acceptable? Not for … Continue reading →

Scott Morgan has a good post: Why Legalizing Marijuana Protects Young People, where he quotes from a parent in Psychology Today: As a parent, I ask myself, “what are the dangers to teens?” And, what are the likely scenarios? If … Continue reading →

Stephen Colbert, in his usual style, takes on the privatization of the prison industry, and manages to get in a few good digs (including mention of the Juvenile sentencing for kickbacks scheme in a private detention center). The Colbert Report … Continue reading →

Link Medical marijuana users in Maine will be able to buy their pot at licensed dispensaries after voters approved a bill that expands the state’s existing medical marijuana law. The new law allows patients to buy marijuana at nonprofit dispensaries. … Continue reading →

Link BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — The skiing town of Breckenridge voted Tuesday night by a margin of nearly 3 to 1 to legalize the adult possession of marijuana. Breckenridge voters passed Measure 2F, which removes criminal penalties from the town code … Continue reading →

Perhaps the leaders of California’s law enforcement community, that has spent so much time and money fighting against any kind of reform of marijuana laws, would be willing to explain this: Via MPP

Peter Hitchens Don’t read this unless you’re interested in raising your blood pressure.