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“bullet” Whenever Maia Szalavitz has a new article about the drug war, I have come to expect brilliance, and today’s is no exception: Increasing Agony, Not Fighting Addiction Think about it: we have the ability to ease the pain of … Continue reading →

A very nice story about the working medical marijuana program in Rhode Island: For more than 300 Rhode Islanders, marijuana provides legal relief The article references our friend Tom Angell: O‰Donnell, now 44, was a dynamo in a wheelchair, lobbying … Continue reading →

Diego Montoya, a reputed major Colombian drug trafficker and mass murderer was captured yesterday. If what he is accused of is true, then I join the drug czar in celebrating his arrest. However, unlike the drug czar, I understand that … Continue reading →

I’ve always been pretty big Doonesbury fan, and have recently found myself pulling out some of the old books of strips from the early years. And I also happened upon a Knight Lecture talk given by Garry Trudeau at Stanford … Continue reading →

A disturbing article in the New York Times: Drugs Banned, Many of World‰s Poor Suffer in Pain Like millions of others in the world‰s poorest countries, she is destined to die in pain. She cannot get the drug she needs … Continue reading →

Link (AP) BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia‰s vice president said Sunday that a U.S.-backed program to fumigate coca fields is failing to stem cocaine trafficking and called for anti-drug efforts to shift away from the practice. Hmm, not so well, then. … Continue reading →

Apparently, if you don’t actually put your name on every one of your possessions, police are entitled to take them for their own personal use.

More unsurprising bombshells in Colombia. Today in the Washington Post BOGOTA, Colombia — An investigation by the Colombian Defense Ministry has found that drug traffickers and rebels from the country’s largest guerrilla group infiltrated the U.S.-backed military here, paying high-ranking … Continue reading →

IAt TalkLeft: An appeals court in Tennessee has ruled the state’s tax on illegal drugs unconstitutional calling it “arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable.” I’ve mentioned the Tennessee Tax before and I’ve talked about the whole notion of state illegal drug taxes … Continue reading →

“bullet” Excellent article by Juan Forero: New gangs challenge Colombia’s drug war — demonstrates the absolute destructive futility of our drug war in Colombia (although that doesn’t stop Walters from spouting inane claims of victory). “bullet” The Trouble with Plan … Continue reading →