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from Radley Balko at Hit and Run: In Montreal , it looks as if a “Cory Maye north” situation is shaping up. Basile Parasiris was home with his family when a paramilitary police team broke into the house with a … Continue reading →

From CGinformation.org — “the unofficial U.S. Coast Guard blog of information, news and commentary”: Today HQ put out a press release congratulating the service for outdoing any previous 1st quarter in the interdiction of Cocaine with 97,635 pounds of the … Continue reading →

Bizarre statement in a marijuana case, from U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert: “He profited from his greed, at the expense of others. He deserves the life sentence.” And Gretchen, he didn’t profit off me — if he had, I’d have at … Continue reading →

I finally got a chance to read the ASA lawsuit filing (large pdf file) in U.S. Circuit Court resulting from its years of following through with a Data Quality Act challenge against the Department of Health and Human Services. They … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes this delightful quote from Bill Richardson: “I’m urging very quick, strong action on predatory lending. I want that cockfighting bill, I want medical marijuana, I want my tax cuts.” When it comes to predatory lending and cockfighting, … Continue reading →

Maia Szalavitz was apparently on as a guest. I may have to wait for the transcripts.

Success in the committee. 6-4 vote in favor of medical marijuana. Congrats to everyone involved. I hear Julie did a great job. One of the no votes was the Senator from my district, Bill Brady, who has consistently rebuffed all … Continue reading →

Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill receives its first hearing today. Unfortunately, I can’t be there — I’d love to hear Julie Falco again. What a wonderful person. From what I’ve heard so far, I think there’s a really good chance that … Continue reading →

That’s right. In the March issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics said: … screening for illicit drugs is a complicated process prone to errors and cheating, and has not been shown to curtail youngsters‰ drug use. Drug testing … Continue reading →

Marsha Rosenbaum, of Safety 1st, will be a guest on Richard Miller’s National Public Radio show, “Mind, Body, Health,” on Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. PST to talk about teens and drugs. You can listen to the show live on … Continue reading →