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Representative Mark Souder’s hometown paper endorses opponent
Via Dare Generation Diary, an endorsement in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: … And some of Souder’s other efforts, such as his bill prohibiting college students with drug convictions from getting financial aid, have hurt Hoosiers. Indiana leads the nation … Continue reading
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Colombia advertising the drug war!
OK, this is just bizarre. Via the drug czar’s “blog” comes this truly surreal item: Colombia will launch a hard-hitting advertising campaign in London next week aimed at raising awareness that cocaine use in Europe is killing hundreds of children … Continue reading
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10 Steps to End the Drug War from DrugSense
An interesting message from Mark Greer at DrugSense: While the main purpose of DrugSense is to encourage accuracy and honesty in the media with respect to illegal drugs, our goal is ultimately to stop the costly and ineffective drug war. … Continue reading
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Open Thread
I’m a bit busy right now with photography (doing 75 actor head shot sessions and two theatre production photography shoots in three days), so talk amongst yourselves. Here are a couple of things to check out. “bullet” Daksya notes what … Continue reading
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Bloody Ribbon Week
Via Radley Balko and Mark Kleiman, comes the most sickening observance of “Red Ribbon Week” imaginable. If classes had been held in a forest yesterday at Marshall Middle School in Fauquier County, it would have been difficult for teachers to … Continue reading
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On voting strategies
Phillip Smith has a good discussion piece up at StoptheDrugWar: Third-Party Candidacies vs. Voting for the Lesser Evil It’s certainly a topic worth talking about — there are a few races out there this time with third-party candidates that have … Continue reading
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SSDP Conference Speakers Announced
Link SSDP is excited to announce that speakers for this year’s SSDP conference include Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune), Terry Michael (former DNC Press Secretary), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (invited), Radley Balko (Reason Magazine), Pete Guither (Drug War Rant), Ethan Nadelmann, (Drug … Continue reading
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They say it’s my birthday…
Yes, I turn [insert large number here] today. The best present I could get would be for all of you to vote in two weeks and get rid of some of the bums in Congress, or at least get them … Continue reading
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Wouldn’t it be funny if those who DIDN’T smoke marijuana had the memory loss?
Of course, it’s still too early to know for sure how marijuana may be used to combat Alzheimer’s, but the indications are that it shows much more promise than the current corporate drugs. Fred Gardner has a nice piece on … Continue reading
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A sign of desperation — banning images
In Dumaguete City in the Philippines, it will soon be illegal to display a picture of a marijuana leaf. This is, of course, in order to “protect the morality of society.” The notion is laughable, because all this will do … Continue reading
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People over 60 are trying marijuana for the first time: 8-May-2026 -- For adults over 60, cannabis use is increasing…