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thehim has a special Drug War Roundup — Remembering Mr. X at Daily Kos. A must read.

There have been all sorts of interesting things going on and flying around the blogosphere. Here’s a few to keep you busy. “bullet” Let’s start with something light at Unconfirmed Sources: Mexican Troops Killed Fighting Hybrid Marijuana Plant [Thanks, Jay]. … Continue reading →

For some reason, I just can’t get too excited about the release of the new Monitoring the Future data. “bullet” The Drug Czar is all agog at the “dramatic declines in teen drug use” except, of course, for the increase … Continue reading →

It doesn’t happen that often here, unfortunately, but I’m actually noting that a prosecuting attorney is doing the right thing. A cancellation of a proposed demonstation and locker search using drug dogs at Luther L. Wright High School has school … Continue reading →

This is an incredible article by Mike Caesar in the Christian Science Monitor: New coca spat leaves Colombia flying solo. It really paints a picture of how much we’ve screwed up things in Latin America. A decision by Colombia’s conservative … Continue reading →

thehim has an excellent discussion going on about meth over at Blog Reload (Part one and Part two). The discussion centers around the role of meth in crime and the extent to which the crackdown on local meth production has … Continue reading →

Further information on the “conversion.” Bob Barr, interviewed by Charles Goyette on KFNX (Phoenix), on the drug war: There‰s a lot of room to work on that issue. For example, on the issue of medical marijuana and the states‰ rights … Continue reading →

There are indications that we may be seeing an beginnings of an upswing in violent crime in the U.S. Pat at Left Independent blames the drug war. … and not just in the U.S.

Have a nice Christmas thought for the poor drug warriors. They try to use the drug war to control other countries, but they’re not getting anything nice in their stockings for doing so. Maybe they should just take the rest … Continue reading →

Here’s a few things worth checking out: “bullet” Radley Balko does a really fine job explaining the meth “crisis” to the uninformed in his latest FOX news column: Government’s Drug War Fuels Meth Problem So Americans’ access to cold medicine … Continue reading →