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Via Radley’s tweet, here is what some prohibitionists apparently think is a good argument for continuing prohibition. Joint Cause Commercial from Wil Wells on Vimeo. Seriously? That’s the best you’ve got? This is from CADFY (Community Alliances for Drug Free … Continue reading →

After the recent appearance on ABC, where George Will mentioned that he thought legalization of marijuana is in process in the U.S., he has written a new column which is in papers all over the country: A bit of reality … Continue reading →

An historic event yesterday No tie-dye was on display at a standing-room only hearing held by a California lawmaker on Wednesday in a bid to get his marijuana legalization bill taken seriously. Instead, suits and sober discussion were the rule … Continue reading →

I don’t promote other blogs very often, and I probably should do a better job of reminding people about some of the excellent drug policy reform blogs out there, so I’m feeling a bit embarrassed about giving a link to … Continue reading →

I was reading an interesting post over at Dr. Tom O’Connell: Pot Prohibition’s Ultimate Absurdity …how could a policy as ludicrous and destructive as marijuana prohibition have been endorsed by the whole world? The answer turns out to be critically … Continue reading →

Via ASA: Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials” Bill Introduced in House U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA), and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, re-introduced the “Truth in Trials” bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today. The “Truth in Trials” … Continue reading →

We’re seeing all sorts of shifts in the media on drug policy, as talk of legalization has almost become the norm. That may be causing confusion among some editorial staffs. It certainly seems that way with yesterday’s editorial in the … Continue reading →

After years of UK governments studiously ignoring every scientific report about drug policy, a home affairs select committee hearing, chaired by Keith Vaz, turned to the real expert: Amy Winehouse’s dad. Marina Hyde has a very amusing take on it … Continue reading →

On ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos, the discussion go to the topic of marijuana… the country is “probably in the process now of legalizing marijuana,” conservative columnist George F. Will said > And a bit later in the program: … Continue reading →

An excellent OpEd feature article by Peter Moskos: If it’s on the shelves, it’s off the streets (in the Sunday Magazine) In this piece, Peter talks about his studies of drug policy in Amsterdam, compared with his experiences as a … Continue reading →