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The role of journalists

So this is how we spread democracy… Mrs. Mary Carlin Yates, a former United States Ambassador to Ghana, has asked journalists to assist traditional chiefs, fishermen and the security agencies to fight the illicit drug trade, […] Mrs Yates said … Continue reading

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Good medical marijuana news

“bullet” Illinois: Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill Passes House Committee for the First Time Ever, 4-3 “bullet” Minnesota: Senate Committee Passes Medical Marijuana, 4-3

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If this is our opposition, then we’ve already won

Wallace Gilby Craig writes in the North Shore News (Vancouver): Drug Legalization Lobby Lacks Business Plan I don’t know who this guy is, but the depth of his stupidity is truly astonishing. But according to our local drug-legalization crowd, led … Continue reading

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Bad Science and the Drug War

False Positive Drug Tests Exposed – National Press Club [thanks, Tom]

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The day the cops should have stayed home

Drug arrest goes haywire Drug bust in a Wal-Mart parking lot at 1:30 in the afternoon with shots fired, cop cars ramming cop cars and overall chaos and mayhem. Can you count the number of things that went wrong here? … Continue reading

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Wall Street Journal balances sanity with stupidity

A couple of days ago, I gently chided Mary O’Grady for not being as direct with her conclusions about the need to end prohibition as she seemed to want to be in her recent Wall Street Journal column. While I … Continue reading

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California leads

“bullet” Tom Ammiano (who sponsored the bill to legalize marijuana in California) in the SFGate: What if California could raise hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue to preserve vital state services without any tax increase? And what if … Continue reading

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The Massachusetts Law Enforcement disconnect continues

The Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts writes of his discussions with young people about marijuana and decriminalization. He says We should never have reduced the criminal penalties associated with the possession of marijuana. And so what are the reasons for … Continue reading

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And the absurdity never stops

Link Narcotics officers in a two-county drug force in North Carolina were serving a warrant on a suspected marijuana dealer. After a hot, tiring day searching the house — and while waiting for the truck to load up the seized … Continue reading

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Good deterrents

Drug Sweeps At Schools Applauded As Deterrent Before police officers with drug-sniffing dogs scoured the halls at Mount Vernon High School on Tuesday, students were given a five-minute warning to come clean. A few handed over prescription and over-the-counter medications … Continue reading

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