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Going to New York next week
I’ll be taking 79 people to Manhattan for a week of theatre and walking tours, May 29 through June 5. I’m going to be extremely busy that week, but if anyone wants to get together for coffee some time to … Continue reading
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And the stupid shall kill us all
I fear for the planet. When the leadership of so much of the world is unable to understand the simplest of concepts… It is criminally irresponsible to assume that the only options to approaching certain problems are military success or … Continue reading
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If it quacks like a duck
Philadelphia’s likely next mayor, Michael Nutter, and Baltimore City Council’s Robert W. Curran, seem to be trying to outdo each other in the pro-authoritarian anti-reason tough-on-crime competition. Under Curran’s plan, the mayor could declare “public-safety-act zones,” which would allow police … Continue reading
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Where Poppies Bloom
Surprise, surprise. Farmers in southern Iraq have started to grow opium poppies in their fields for the first time, sparking fears that Iraq might become a serious drugs producer along the lines of Afghanistan. Rice farmers along the Euphrates, to … Continue reading
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Canada – get ready for some misery
Canada: Harper To Unveil US-Style ‘War On Drugs’ The Harper government’s new anti-drug strategy is expected to take a tough approach to illicit drugs: cracking down on grow-ops and pushers, and retreating from “harm reduction” measures such as safe injection … Continue reading
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Just like Mom used to bake
This is causing a bit of a stir: High Number of Moms Admit Pot Use A number of mothers in the Phoenix area admit they use marijuana to wind down after a long day, television station KPHO reported. Shay Pausa … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends (and open thread)
“bullet” Alex at Drug Law Blog has a very interesting post (inspired by a discussion in comments here at Drug WarRant): Civil Disobedience, the War on Drugs, and Fiorello LaGuardia. Where’s our Fiorello LaGuardia? “bullet” From Jerry Large of the … Continue reading
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More from Gravel
A presidential candidate saying such things? Note, the transcript of this interview is pretty rough, but the meaning is clear. Timothy Gatto had an interview with Mike Gravel and this is one part: Gatto: I have seen what Cocaine, Heroin … Continue reading
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Let me clear something up, part 2
One of the arguments I often hear against legalization is that legalization would result in vast numbers of people who would then suddenly develop dangerous drug abuse problems. Here’s the problem with that argument (in addition to the fact that … Continue reading
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