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OK, read this and explain to me why we’re eradicating the poppies… Last week, British diplomats warned that an Afghan government program to eradicate opium poppy growing in Helmand province where 4,200 British troops are based, was likely to trigger … Continue reading →

Same old story. This business with Ted Haggard is becoming practically a routine event. Big shot moralist loves to tell everyone else what not to do… while doing it. Of course, Haggard said he threw the meth away that he … Continue reading →

Via the South Dakota for Medical Marijuana blog, comes this story RAPID CITY — Two Steven High School seniors who wore t-shirts to school advocating the passage of Initiated Measure 4, the medical marijuana ballot issue, SAY their rights to … Continue reading →

This is pretty ridiculous. Colombia’s new advertising campaign in Europe is apparently a variation on the ONDCP’s Superbowl terrorism nonsense (smoke pot and you help terrorists kill people). The difference is they’re personally blaming Kate Moss for people dying in … Continue reading →

I had a fairly major hard drive problem late night on Tuesday. I had to end up erasing and re-formatting. That could be a disaster, given the huge amounts of digital photography I do, and the fact that this blog … Continue reading →

From the Daily Southtown Business Group Warns About Rising Prison Population A skyrocketing prison population, spiraling drug crime and juvenile crime rates come under fire in a major study of Chicago-area crime and criminal justice published today. Chicago Metropolis 2020, … Continue reading →

Radley Balko has been covering this, but in case you missed it, “Deputy” Shaquille O’Neal has been accompanying police on paramilitary-style police raids, including drug raids. Shaq — there’s a difference between FICTION and reality. I sometimes wonder if we’ve … Continue reading →

A halloween video for you, courtesy of the SAFER Colorado Blog

Via the DARE Generation Diary… … on Friday, a federal judge granted the Bush administration’s motion to dismiss Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law that strips financial aid from college students with drug convictions … Continue reading →

A picture that speaks volumes. …but go read anyway. [Thanks, Allan]