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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 →

The drug czar has a particularly heinous post in approvingly linking to an ignorant article in the Scotsman. Yuppies’ ‹Cocaine Soaked with Innocent BloodŠ […] Wood accused thousands of middle-class cocaine users of being ‹morally and politically irresponsible,Š and spoke … Continue reading →

Radley Balko catches this sadly hilarious insanity from neocon Michael Ledeen lamenting the terrible state of the justice system in Iran: Terrifying pictures, to be sure. For me, the most revealing thing about them is that the police feel obliged … Continue reading →

Sigh. From Lou Dobbs’ show on Friday (unofficial transcript)… Lou Dobbs: “You’ve gotta hand it to Philipe Calderon, the President of Mexico. He’s trying, and trying very hard to deal with an out-of-control drug industry in his country. Illegal drugs. … Continue reading →

Drug testing in schools is one of the many aspects of the drug war that has a visceral appeal to those looking for quick prohibition-style solutions to the “drug problem.” Quite frankly, they are generally able to see it in … Continue reading →

“bullet” Remember the time I single-handedly ended the war against marijuana? — a fun fantasy with which many of you will closely identify, I suspect.

The recent explosion and fallout from Ron Paul’s appearance in the Republican debate (see here, here, here, here for just a taste) has been instructive, and, I think, useful. While some may argue that Paul’s points were delivered inelegantly and … Continue reading →

I’m off to Chicago to perform in a murder mystery tonight. “bullet” Gravel: Bush should be jailed, all drugs legalized “bullet” Both the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune have interesting articles about the dangers of the use of the … Continue reading →

From a Green Party Press Release Green Party leaders called for a national discussion on how the US’s ‘war on drugs’ has turned into a war on young people, the poor, and African Americans, Latinos, and other people of color. … Continue reading →

“bullet” Poppy Fields are Now a Front Line in Afghan War” in the New York Times. What a bizarre article. Rebecca Ogle at DARE Generation Diary comments. Scott Morgan comments on another article on the same topic. Oh yeah, Colombia … Continue reading →