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Today’s activities are underway at the Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference. I’m going to try to live blog in sections throughout the weekend, so bear with me if some of this is sketchy or paraphrased. It’s all happening too … Continue reading →

I found this article amusing: Home Office chided over ‘hairy chest’ policy A LEADING chief constable attacked the Government’s “hairy chest” approach to law and order yesterday after Tony Blair announced a series of Home Office measures to tackle crime. … Continue reading →

This is only a preliminary ruling, a California Superior Court Judge has slapped down three counties that were trying to back out of medical marijuana. San Diego, San Bernardino and Merced counties were trying to buck the voters and claim … Continue reading →

I always enjoy reading his letters. Here’s one today in the Oregon Statesman Journal. We’re not doing the Colombian people any favors by funding civil war. Nor are Americans being protected from drugs. Destroy the Colombian coca crop and production … Continue reading →

James Kilpatrick has an OpEd on the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Rabb. This should be an interesting 4th Amendment case — simply boils down to whether the state can use a dog to sniff the outside of your … Continue reading →

I’m off to Washington, DC to the SSDP conference, and I’ll be blogging from there as I get a chance. Just look at this amazing line-up — I’m going to have some really tough choices to make in the break-out … Continue reading →

Link An Open Letter to Bill Bennett by Milton Friedman, April 1990 In Oliver Cromwell’s eloquent words, “I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken” about the course you and President Bush urge … Continue reading →

I thought last night’s debate went exceptionally well. The crowd really seemed to enjoy it, and both debaters did a good job. Unfortunately as moderator, I had to insure an even playing field and couldn’t get into it myself — … Continue reading →

Glenn Greenwald has an interesting article at Salon this morning. While the drug war is never mentioned in it, it would certainly be implied in the premise. It’s a suggestion to the Democrats that they can expand their strength, particularly … Continue reading →

Sound like a trick question? Read Radley’s post over at Hit and Run. Courtesy of the drug war comes the concept of using crimes for which you’ve been acquitted as part of the sentencing formula. From a U.S. District Court … Continue reading →