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Tuesday was definitely a great day for drug policy reform. With cannabis outperforming most of the candidates, it may even start to sink in with more politicians that opposing drug policy reform is bad politics and not worth the “contributions” … Continue reading →

This is the day – get out and vote. Post election stories, results, discussions here. Here’s a pretty good preview of today’s marijuana votes: If Legal Cannabis Wins in the US Midterms, It’s No Thanks to the Democratic Party Update … Continue reading →

This coming Saturday, November 8, I will be one of the speakers at the Students for Liberty Regional Conference in Chicago, at Loyola University. I’ll be discussing the drug war’s assault on liberty. 2014 SFL Chicago Regional Conference Hope to … Continue reading →

You may have heard recently that the UK government had a study come out (after they tried to suppress it) that basically showed that enforcement has no significant effect on drug use — that the drug war is not only … Continue reading →

Thanks to Allan for pointing out this interesting article that serves as an important reminder: Strange reason to legalize marijuana Apparently an underlying assumption of legal pot opponents is that human consciousness is some sort of pristine, pure pool of … Continue reading →

Recently, it seems like the Washington Post is trying to become the U.S. version of the Daily Mail, given its editorial section antipathy to marijuana. This time, they give the platform to Roger Roffman, with whom I have had some … Continue reading →

This idea came up again this week, as I saw a number of people link to this article: Boycott Cocaine by Miles Hunt at Unharm, as a response to the devastating violence of the criminal drug market. Morally we must … Continue reading →

Heading off to Kansas City for an International Fine Arts Deans conference. Hoping to get some ribs while I’m there. Here’s a little bit of absurdity… 5 Ridiculous Anti-Drugs Posters Of course, there have been plenty of others, but these … Continue reading →

Those of us who are information consumers and see the long-term inevitability of reform should be reminded now and then that some people are completely oblivious. This hit me again today as I read this strangely clueless article: What’s next … Continue reading →

Good for them. Facebook Tells DEA to Stop Operating Fake Profile Pages WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it’s not operating any more fake profile pages as part of ongoing investigations. Facebook’s chief security … Continue reading →