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I got to meet Peter Moskos at the conference. He’s there with his book — I’ve been meaning to talk about it more and will later, but suffice to say right now that it’s an excellent book about policing and … Continue reading →

Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) Plenary: Race, Inner Cities, and the Drug War It was great to have Danny Davis speak. He did a great job of summarizing the ills of the drug war nationally, internationally, and racially. To hear his … Continue reading →

(l-r) Kris Krane, Students for Sensible Drug Policy; Courtland Milloy, Washington Post (Moderator); Kevin Sabet, Students Taking Action Not Drugs The debate started with Kevin Sabet. He really worked on being reasonable-sounding, but a lot of what he said we’ve … Continue reading →

Breakout session: Shots fired: The Casualties of No-Knock Police Raids in America (l-r)Alison Grimmer (SSDP board), Radley Balko (Reason Magazine), David Borden (Stop the Drug War), Cheye Calvo (Mayor, Berwyn Heights) Radley was great. I’m not going to regurgitate what … Continue reading →

Was drug czar taking bribes?

Opening session (l-r) Kris Krane, Matt Palevsky, Rob Kampia, Bill Piper, Caren Woodson, Adam Wolf, Aaron Houston Kris Krane (SSDP Executive Director) started out with a stirring opening about how this generation of college students is going to make the … Continue reading →

Well, we made it to College Park, Maryland, after a much too long drive. There were multiple accidents on the freeway near Washington, Pennsylvania that tied up traffic for hours, and then we ran into lots of snow in the … Continue reading →

I’ll be on the road all day Friday on my way to D.C. for the conference. “bullet” Radley collects drug policy reform group reactions to Holder as Attorney General. “bullet” Bolivia’s Morales says U.S. DEA bugged his phone

On his “blog” Those who enjoy and care about our planet‰s natural resources should be troubled by the environmental consequences of the drug trade. The billions of dollars worth of illegal drugs produced here and abroad take a horrific toll … Continue reading →

Sure, the writing may not reach the level of a Bill Steigerwald or Maia Szalavitz , but it gives me a warm glow to see this OpEd in the Illinois State University Daily Vidette. Just because marijuana is illegal, that … Continue reading →