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New Zogby poll: 52% favor legalization Voters were asked: “Scarce law enforcement and prison resources, a desire to neutralize drug cartels and the need for new sources of revenue have resurrected the topic of legalizing marijuana. Proponents say it makes … Continue reading →

Then: “The President also supports lifting the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users.” Now (page 795 of the budget appendix released today): “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds … Continue reading →

Bernd Debusmann has a good OpEd at Reuters: Drugs, elephants and American prisons Are the 305 million people living in the United States the most evil in the world? Is this the reason why the U.S., with 5 percent of … Continue reading →

CNN covers Schwarzenegger’s call for a debate on marijuana legalization and brings on Jeffrey Miron and John Walters (Warning: Walters will make you want to throw things, so get breakables out of close reach. See if you can count the … Continue reading →

Follow-up to yesterday’s post… REDDING — Join the math club, take a drug test. That was the rule in the Shasta Union High School District until today, when a California Superior Court judge put a stop to the district’s policy … Continue reading →

This is how politicians cover themselves. ‹I think it‰s time for a debate (regarding taxing and regulating the sale of cannabis for adults). I think all of those ideas of creating extra revenues, I‰m always for an open debate on … Continue reading →

This kind of student awareness is gratifying to see. A Shasta County Superior Court judge will rule Wednesday on a temporary injunction sought by a group of students hoping to block Shasta Union High School District’s drug-testing policy. […] An … Continue reading →

One of most important advantages we talk about regarding legalization and regulation is getting rid of the violence, destruction, and corruption that is an inevitable part of the massive black market operation that is an inevitable by-product of prohibition. Clearly … Continue reading →

Not that he’s any more qualified to speak about legalization than anyone else, but he is a big name (and his statement is already getting some press). Michael Douglas is urging U.S. government officials to consider legalizing the use of … Continue reading →

Kitsap County Prosector Chris Casad is uncomfortable with the notion of Constitutional protection of individual rights, partly because he feels his cops are incapable of doing their jobs if they have to do it, you know, legally. This is in … Continue reading →