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Open thread and interesting stuff to do

I’m taking another opportunity to go to the lake in Iowa — middle of nowhere with no internet access for about 4 days. So, for all you Drug WarRant junkies out there, sorry about the lack of posts coming up, … Continue reading

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Update on the DEA Exhibit and our counter-exhibit

We’re making some good progress in countering the upcoming DEA exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The flyers have arrived and they look fabulous. High-quality, professional-looking, glossy, card stock, 4″ x 6″, easy to read and … Continue reading

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Because they’ve been so successful in their own country…

Radio Free Afghanistan KABUL, August 1, 2006 — Anti-narcotics police from Columbia [sic] the world’s leading producer of cocaine — have been touring Afghanistan — the world’s top producer of heroin. They are in Afghanistan to advise officials on how … Continue reading

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So nutty that they’re funny

These weirdos probably don’t deserve a link, but I couldn’t resist. Like every other blogger in the world, I like to check every now and then to see who is linking to any of my pages. I almost never get … Continue reading

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The way it should be…

Thanks to a variety of sources for this one… A Berlin opera house is encouraging audience members to smoke joints during performances of its coming production “The Oriental Princess” to enhance the psychedelic experience of Saint-Saens’ drug opera. […] In … Continue reading

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Officials say Kansas becoming crossroads of drug trade

Don’t laugh. That’s what the headline says. Apparently drugs are transported on the interstates (along with just about every other avenue you can imagine). Since 1993, officers in Saline and Dickinson counties have poured “significant” resources into the task force, … Continue reading

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Open Thread and Reading material

“bullet” Time for boomers to ‘fess up by Karen Bojar The willingness to incarcerate large numbers of people for minor drug offenses is the shame of the baby-boom generation. A generation of young people in the ’60s and early ’70s … Continue reading

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A message from parents in Iowa

In a moving OpEd in the Des Moines Register, Fran and Ray Koonz talk about their son who has served 10 years and will serve 12 more. One of the problems with the prohibition is that even when there are … Continue reading

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Connect the Dots

AP WASHINGTON – U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill. President Bush: it’s … Continue reading

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Prohibition and the destruction of Mexico

Norm Stamper has an outstanding piece at Alternet: How Legalizing Drugs Will End the Violence … Virtually every analysis of the Mexican “drug problem” points to the themes raised here: the inducements of big money and wide fame; the crushing … Continue reading

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