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I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a blatant and pathetic effort to justify drug war funding… From the State of Kentucky (as in the state government) comes this press release: State police, local law enforcement, sheriff‰s offices, HIDTA and … Continue reading →

Cynthia Tucker in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Futile drug war ignores target: Safety If Kathryn Johnston’s tragic death is to lead to systemic change at the Atlanta Police Department, then Chief Richard Pennington should reconsider the foolish and costly war on … Continue reading →

So everybody in the media is talking about the new studies (including one from Yale) that have conclusively determined that marijuana — gasp — temporarily affects the brain. Well, yes. That’s kind of the point. So does just about everything … Continue reading →

I’m up in Chicago today, playing the piano for an agent showcase at Victory Gardens’ Biograph theatre. I know there are lots of interesting things to discuss. “bullet” thehim’s Drug War Roundup is always wonderful. “bullet” The White House’s embarrassing … Continue reading →

Mike Gravel: The United States incarcerates more people and at a higher rate than any other peacetime nation in the world. According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics the number of US residents behind bars has now reached more … Continue reading →

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which has been doing an excellent job of coverage, has the timeline of the actual events that led to the death of Kathryn Johnston They fabricated all the right answers to persuade a magistrate to give them … Continue reading →

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He’s long been both a hateful drug war cheerleader and and embarrassment to Illinois (see this for some examples), and now former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has weighed in on the medical marijuana debate in Illinois with this … Continue reading →

White House letter: U.S. cocaine prices drop despite billions spent on drug war The street price of cocaine fell in the United States last year as purity rose, the White House drug czar said in a private letter to a … Continue reading →

I’m in a Terry Gilliam-drawn heaven. I have just received a wonderful gift from my Amazon wish list — the complete, 16 DVD megaset of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, with every episode in the series history, plus two bonus discs: … Continue reading →