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Drugs found in Kathryn Johnston’s home

Well, I guess this made it OK that they used military force to go in and kill this woman. If I’ve got it right, the 1.93 grams they found would be about this much. Look, I don’t care if they … Continue reading

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Even more good articles

“bullet” LEAP’s Peter Christ gets in the action with this OpEd in the Rutland (VT) Herald. [Link fixed – thanks, Russell] “bullet” Cynthia Tucker has another good piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Time is ripe to overhaul city’s drug … Continue reading

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Action Alert: Mycoherbicides and the ONDCP

[Note: The messageboard is temporarily out of order this morning, so I’m putting the alert here.] Mark Souder is trying to do some damage before he loses his subcommittee chairmanship. CONGRESS TO VOTE ON POISONING PEOPLE THIS WEEK Earlier this … Continue reading

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And the momentum just doesn’t stop — now the AP

Another convert to the Kathryn Johnston story — the Associated Press. This is pretty amazing for the AP! Atlanta police give few details for ‘no knocks’ Atlanta police often offer only cursory details when asking judges for so-called “no-knock” warrants … Continue reading

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Glenn Greenwald on the ‘House of Death’

Glenn Greenwald’s Unclaimed Territory has picked up the ‘House of Death’ story big time with In the other “war” — more of the same. Glenn’s been a strong opponent of the drug war (he even let me co-post there once) … Continue reading

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More ‘Legalize it’ articles

“bullet” Sheldon Richman in the Times Gazette (Ohio): Time for government to end the drug war. “bullet” Vin Suprynowicz in the Las Vegas Review Journal: Hate to say I told you so, but keep those Kevlar jammies handy Over the … Continue reading

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Why did Kathryn Johnston die?

Let’s take a look at it in basic terms. First — essentially all the violence, from both the drug warriors and the drug traffickers, is a direct result of prohibition. It is a major side effect of the drug war. … Continue reading

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Open Thread

“bullet” It seems that I’m seeing a lot of “Legalize It” articles (of differing approaches) in recent days. In addition to Cynthia Tucker’s excellent piece, here’s one in Sandusky, Ohio by Evan Goodenow (note the Kathryn Johnston mention). There’s this … Continue reading

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Shopping

With the holidays coming up, I wanted to do my part to give you some interesting opportunities for gifts. So Drug WarRant now has TWO comprehensive stores for your shopping convenience. First, there is the Drug WarRant CafePress store, now … Continue reading

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Going to the dogs

Alternet reported a bizarre new trend: purchasing bullet-proof vests for police dogs at $500 to $1,800 per vest. Apparently this trend comes from the shooting death of a NJ police dog (who shot in the eye and wouldn’t have been … Continue reading

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