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Support for legalization increases

Of course, the problem with polls is that each one has a different set of data, and the sampling methods and the questions asked are huge factors. And the question asked can have an even bigger effect when you’re talking … Continue reading

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Obama administration issues medical-marijuana non-interference guidelines (updated with full text)

Another tiny step forward. Associated Press A 3-page memo spelling out the policy is expected to be sent Monday to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and also to top officials at the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The … Continue reading

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More mainstream media coverage

Newsweek: Ethan Nadelmann’s Fight to Legalize Marijuana Video: Pot’s Biggest Bud – about Ethan Nadelmann Welcome to Potopia – How Oakland is Leading Marijuana Legalization Video: Marijuana Mecca How L.A. Became Overrun With Legal Marijuana Elle Magazine: Pot Stirring – … Continue reading

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Comments from a fan

I know this is hardly worth noting, but we so seldom get visitors like this showing up at Drug WarRant, I get a kind of perverse thrill when one does. Back in one of my recent posts about Caballes (the … Continue reading

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Open Thread

Some New York Republicans are thinking about going the “soft on drugs” route Queens Republicans and their Assembly colleagues signaled last week that they will make a major issue of the repealed Rockefeller drug laws in next year’s legislative elections. … Continue reading

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Durbin takes on cocaine sentencing disparity

Washington Post: The Senate’s second-ranking Democrat introduced a bill Thursday that would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine, an issue that has frustrated judges, civil rights advocates and drug reform proponents for more than two decades. […] … Continue reading

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Planting hemp seeds on DEA’s front lawn

David Montgomery, in the Washington Post, has a delightful article about the symbolic planting that took place Tuesday at DEA headquarters by industrial hemp advocates. The group included David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, North Dakota farmer Wayne Hauge, … Continue reading

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Responses to Doug Hunter piece published

The Tri-City Times has published several letters responding to the Illegal drugs means danger OpEd that we discussed.

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What happens when you take down the big guys?

Drug warriors keep telling us that we’ve had big successes in Colombia — that we’re winning the drug war there by dismantling the top cartels, and working with Uribe to extradite them to the U.S. And if we have patience … Continue reading

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American Violet on DVD

American Violet is an important and compelling film based on the real-life incident in Hearne, Texas where a large segment of the African-American population was busted on false drug charges in a massive operation. One young single mother, with the … Continue reading

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