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Jessica Peck Corry writes in the Denver Post: Reporters and politicos – so eager to define individual voters as liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat – find themselves in a predicament: Most Colorado voters in the last election simply defied … Continue reading →

In the Nashua Telegraph: A move to decriminalize the use of marijuana tops the agenda as the New Hampshire Legislature begins to hear from the public on its 1,400 bills for the 2007 session. […] ‹Despite the threat of severe … Continue reading →

Via Phillip Smith — Apparently Indonesia, impressed with the U.S. success in becoming drug-free by 1995, has decided to be marijuana-free by 2015.

Finally. An excellent article in a major paper clearly laying out the answer to Afghanistan that we’ve been talking about for ages. Anne Applebaum — Ending an Opium War: Poppies and Afghan Recovery Can Both Bloom Yet by far the … Continue reading →

In the Colorado Springs Gazette: Editorial: It’s Time for New Strategy in the Drug War […] After decades of an even worse failure in the drug war, it’s time for the government to rethink that war as well. […] Besides … Continue reading →

There’s been all sorts of stuff to read this holiday weekend. Here are a few more … “bullet” Radley’s got a piece at FOX News about the good folks at LEAP For several years now, LEAP has been looking for … Continue reading →

“bullet” Water Drinking Contest Turns Deadly A Sacramento woman is thought to have died of water intoxication after taking part in a radio station‰s water drinking contest. If only they’d stick to safe things like marijuana. [Thanks, Allan] “bullet” Interesting … Continue reading →

“bullet” For fun — a tongue-in-cheek column by Curtis Berndt in the Journal Gazette (IN): Ready To End Smoking Debates? Outlaw Tobacco And Legalize Pot “bullet” The Agitator reports that Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has hired Mel Sembler to raise … Continue reading →

Inspired by the NY Times article mentioned earlier, Meteor Blades’ Another Failed War Needs ‘Redeployment’ brings the drug war to the Daily Kos front page. The drug war is now and has always been, at its core, a culture war. … Continue reading →

A pretty big discussion at digg.com on my article Why is Marijuana Illegal? has boosted my traffic about 2,000% today. Nice. Welcome to any new visitors that make it to the front page of Drug WarRant.