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The occasion of my fourth blogiversary naturally sets me to thinking about what I do on this blog, and what I might be doing in the future here. Of course, it’s a relatively stress-free analysis. After all, I am a … Continue reading →

“bullet” Drug Sense Weekly — get your round-up of the news. “bullet” Drug Warriors are the real threat to Americans Our government has created a black market in which a common weed, cannabis, is worth more than its weight in … Continue reading →

Of course, we all know that the bizarre propaganda item I posted yesterday (Smoking just one cannabis joint raises danger of mental illness by 40%) is inflammatory nonsense. There wasn’t an ounce of legitimate reporting in that story, and just … Continue reading →

Today Drug WarRant turns four years old. Four years ago today, I started this blog with the notion of maybe posting something once a week or so. 2,378 posts and 1.7 million page views later, I guess it’s fair to … Continue reading →

Oh, this one is a gem — it comes from Fiona Macrae and Emily Andrews in the Daily Mail (UK). The headline: Smoking just one cannabis joint raises danger of mental illness by 40% The Anslinger elements are astonishing. Note … Continue reading →

My very first post as a blogger, back on July 27, 2003, was about an amendment to get the federal government out of states’ medical marijuana laws, sponsored by Maurice Hinchey. Back then, I marveled at such nonsense as this … Continue reading →

“bullet” Hinchey amendment (to prevent federal harassment in states with medical marijuana laws) may be coming up for a vote today. Jacob Sullum reminds us why we should care.

Radley Balko has the latest from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The decision by U.S. Attorney Greg White to release a woman from prison and drop charges against two men could be the tip of the iceberg in a federal perjury … Continue reading →

Not that we need any more… but in his testimony today, he was asked by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, who has introduced a bill to reduce the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity, what the DOJ thought of it. Gonzales replied: “Personally, … Continue reading →

Ian Welsh has a very good article at firedoglake: The Assault on Due Process and Civil Liberties, where he notes that the current attacks on our rights related to the war on terror and the increase in executive power didn’t … Continue reading →