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Open Thread

“bullet” NORML’s Allen St. Pierre delivers a smack-down to the ONDCP in the latest episode of the battle on The Hill. Go join the fun. “bullet” “drcnet”

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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

Breaking: It appears to be McCain-Palin (although that’s not confirmed as of this writing). She admits to having tried marijuana, but says she didn’t like it. Update: Confirmed.

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Drug war contradictions in Bolivia

Must read: Bolivian Is an Uneasy Ally as U.S. Presses Drug War by Simon Romero in the New York Times The refrain here in the Chapare jungle about Americans is short but powerful: ‹Long Live Coca, Death to the Yanquis!Š … Continue reading

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Crystal Meth Intervention….

… the Musical! See more Kristin Chenoweth videos at Funny or Die From the folks at Funny or Die

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The Democratic Convention is over

… without any mention of drug policy (except from protestors) And, as Matt Welch notes, the Democratic Party Platform does not contain the words “drug war,” “war on drugs,” “Fourth Amendment,” “marijuana,” or “cocaine.” And my reaction is… “whew.” Because, … Continue reading

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Mayor: I need an army to fight a drug war

This editorial seems to be identifying some slight issues with the mayor…. Mayor Frank Paterra — who, by all indications, would not care if Charleroi slid into the Monongahela River as long as it did not involve crack cocaine — … Continue reading

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a/k/a Tommy Chong

I just watched the documentary on Tommy Chong that was released on DVD yesterday. It’s a very delightful piece about an American icon. I learned a lot about Tommy and his life, and even learned more about Operation Pipe Dreams … Continue reading

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Oh no you didn’t

LEAP Becomes Latest Victim of Government Censorship Arlington: Virginia – Retired police detective Howard Wooldridge, representing Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), was ousted from the National Asian Peace Officers Association (NAPOA) Conference in Crystal City because he was representing a … Continue reading

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Open Thread

So, what’s going on? I really can’t handle watching the conventions in the hopes that someone, somewhere, will mention drug policy, so any who are, please let me know if anything important happens. (Also, I’m working on a major addition … Continue reading

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Weed so powerful, you can’t even look at it

North Charleston police have scored a major pot bust, seizing 500 pounds of marijuana with a street value of more than $2 million. Yet another (yawn) major seizure. This is the part that got me: Police said there was so … Continue reading

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