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“bullet” Via Grits for Breakfast is coverage of the premiere of American Violet – a feature film that fictionally portrays the case of Regina Kelly, who was swept up in a Texas drug bust in Hearne, Texas by a rogue … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft Rep. Maxine Waters has introduced H. R. 1466: Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009 To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major. Some great statements made in the … Continue reading →

It’s been over 4 years since Cheryl Noel was shot to death by cops in her bedroom. (My first coverage here.) There’s no doubt that Cheryl was a Drug War Victim, but there were a lot of unanswered questions, and … Continue reading →

Cato Unbound has another good debate going on: Behind Bars in the Land of the Free It leads off with Glenn Loury (whose work on race and incarceration I’ve talked about before), who has an excellent essay: A Nation of … Continue reading →

Via boingboing Working with Witness and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, we cut together excerpts from “Dare to Question? Using Video to Take on UN Drug Policies” and other testimonials appealing to the United Nations to reconsider its hardline policies … Continue reading →

The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s “blog” has a good post about the dangers of accidental poisoning: Is Your Home Safe? National Poison Prevention Week is a good time for people with young children to ensure that kitchen cabinets, … Continue reading →

The Politics and Science of Medical Marijuana Today (Tuesday, March 17) at noon Eastern Featuring Donald Abrams, M.D., Director of Clinical Programs, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California; Robert DuPont, M.D., President, Institute for Behavior and Health; Rob … Continue reading →

Who ever thought that SSDP would be using a Barry McCaffrey quote as a recruitment slogan?

Linda Valdez has an fascinating OpEd in today’s Arizona Republic: Stem the violence, make marijuana legal Imagine you had a really smart bomb – a genius bomb – that could blow up the leaders of every drug cartel in Mexico. … Continue reading →

Who else would actually believe this crap? On the key issue of illegal drugs–the widely recognized source of criminal power in Mexico–the Obama administration is lurching dangerously in reverse. In his first statement on drug policy, Attorney General Eric Holder … Continue reading →