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Mother and daughter
Link A woman in her forties and her daughter in her twenties were smoking marijuana together in their parked car “in advance of a Nickelback concert at Centennial Park in Sarnia [Ontario], part of the Bayfest festival.” What a nice … Continue reading
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The Drug WarRant Annual Harry J. Anslinger Propaganda Award
Marie had a very interesting idea in comments — an annual Anslinger award. I like it. I think we might be able to do something good with this, so let’s work out some details. Timing. What’s the best time of … Continue reading
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Hastert to leave?
It was a good day when Dennis Hastert was no longer the Speaker of the House. Now, Think Progress reports… According to the Politico, columnist Robert Novak will report this weekend: Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has indicated to … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends and Open Thread
“bullet” An interesting feature in the New York Tmes: The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement- Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul “bullet” Chicago Tribune article about the drug war and racism: Drug war enforcement hits minorities hardest “There was a thought … Continue reading
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Found in a bathroom in the Capitol building
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Sheriff Calls Mistake ‘Very Rare’
Link Webre classified the mistake as “very rare” and said the agents likely used the wrong two-story house as a reference point. It’s amazing how something so rare can happen so often.
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Prohibition, cities, gangs, violence, and poverty
Veterans of drug policy reform are used to the accusation that the only motive for advocating reform is some kind of irresponsible libertine desire to be a druggie. And yet, in reality, even those reformers who do desire the legal … Continue reading
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Open Thread
“bullet” Why Is Marijuana Still Illegal? by James W. Harris Marijuana was legal in America right up to the mid-1930s, when a lurid, racist propaganda campaign of claptrap and lies conned Congress into outlawing it. The ban didn’t make sense … Continue reading
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Speaking of corrupt… Drug Czar may be on the Congressional hot-seat
Via Dare Generation Diary and Raw Story… Henry Waxman’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is getting feisty: Politicization of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy At the request of Sara Taylor, the former White House Director … Continue reading
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