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Supplemental DEA income is just one of the reasons to continue the drug war
Via TalkLeft — Drug agents mishandled seized cash, audit finds WASHINGTON – Drug Enforcement Administration agents routinely disregarded agency rules on the handling of seized cash, jeopardizing hundreds of millions of dollars taken in drug raids, a Justice Department review … Continue reading
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The stupid… it burns!
Do they just keep posting fecal material to keep me diverted from dealing with real issues? How else can you explain the ONDCP staff posting
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The Case of the Flour-Filled Condoms, Settled
Remember the story of Janet Lee? She had some condoms filled with flour as a fun stress reliever/phallic gag and took them on the plane with her. In the space of a few hours on Dec. 21, 2003, Janet Lee … Continue reading
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New EU Poll Finds Strong Opposition to Marijuana Legalization in Europe
That’s the headline now at the Drug Czar’s “blog”. Yes, I know. I can’t stay away, but I have an excuse — they taunted me. Turns out, the widely-used argument used by drug legalization groups that Europeans are much “more … Continue reading
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Private Cops
Several people have pointed me to a disturbing article in the Washington Post — The Private Arm of the Law — about the proliferation of private security forces and their use by police departments. With the sleeve patch on his … Continue reading
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Matthew Yglesias steps in it
Over at his blog, Matthew Yglesias really comes up with a bizarre post: I guess this is something liberals and libertarians are supposed to agree about, but I consistently find it bizarre that there are some people who seem to … Continue reading
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Stupid Sheriff Tricks
Quote of the day from new Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes: Drug enforcement is another area Hughes plans to invest a lot of resources in. He says, “The drug war is a war we’ll never win and it’s time to … Continue reading
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These are the kind of people…
The Drug Czar’s “blog” (yes, I went there again and I’m giving them yet another link to increase their stats…) excitedly lists some names: Congratulations to the newest members of the President’s Drug Free Communities Support Program Advisory Commission! Ooh, … Continue reading
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Yawn
The media seems to have just figured out that Obama used cocaine when he was young. Catch up, folks. That’s old news. The issue is whether Obama, as an elected official, will act to deny other youths the opportunities he … Continue reading
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