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Still not perfect, but here are two examples of drug policy that help to drive home just how incredibly horrendous is U.S. policy. Netherlands: ‘You will not be arrested for using drugs’: What a sane drug policy looks like Now … Continue reading →

It’s no surprise that marijuana became a player in the #Ferguson controversies. Michael Brown’s use of cannabis was a major part of the grand jury discussions, essentially playing the part of explaining the need to shoot 12 times to stop … Continue reading →

I spent the past week in Wisconsin with family and to attend the baptism of my grand-nephew. I apologize for the lack of posting here, but family took priority for a time. Obviously, #Ferguson was a huge topic of conversation … Continue reading →

USA Today came out with an editorial opposing civil asset forfeiture. When police play bounty hunter: Our view Civil asset forfeiture is government at its absolute worst — intimidating helpless citizens for its own benefit. It needs to go away. … Continue reading →

Disturbing article from the excellent new The Marshall Project: Right and Left Unite on Drug Sentencing. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? There’s a big bi-partisan push for sentencing reform. What could go wrong is that Senator Charles Grassley will now … Continue reading →

This has been out for a bit (and even had some discussion in comments here), but I really wanted to put it front and center, because this kind of thing really demonstrates the kinds of outrages that exist in the … Continue reading →

SNL Mocks NYC’s New Weed Policy: You Can Have It, But You Can’t Smoke It In Public Nicely done humor piece. Via Maia Szalavitz, an example of the complete lack of professionalism (and facts) in so much drug science reporting. … Continue reading →

Ethan Nadelmann has a pretty powerful Ted talk: What has the war on drugs done to the world, which includes this apt description of our drug war exports: “international projection of a domestic psychosis.” Personally, I’m a 7-day-a-week legalizer, but … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times once again doing its best Daily Mail impression: Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains, study says Of course, if you actually read the article, you discover that the researchers discovered several minor differences between smokers and non-smokers … Continue reading →

One of the things I find that absolutely stuns people when I give talks about drug policy reform is the totally corrupt system of civil asset forfeiture in this country, that allows the seizure of assets (from cash to cars … Continue reading →