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Via The Drug Update — ONDCP Press Release ECSTACY MARKET COLLAPSING: Use of the Drug Dramatically Down in the United States; International Seizures Drop Dramatically Director Walters said, “Thanks to the work of parents, communities, and law enforcement, we are … Continue reading →

Dick Morris is recycling his moronic advice to President Bush. He thinks he has the answer to get Bush to bounce back, including: Put the drug fight front and center: Demand drug testing in schools with parental consent, and tax … Continue reading →

Go to the DARE Generation Diary — SSDP has released its state by state report on the financial aid elimination penalty. USA today ran an article on it yesterday, including a quote from our friend Tom Angell: “I think it’s … Continue reading →

[Note: This is via The Drug Update — a new site to me that could be a good resource. The Drug Update is developing a drug policy news aggregator. I’m looking forward to seeing how it develops.] Check out the … Continue reading →

Your Tax Dollars on Drugs, by Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project.

Anthony Papa has a good article at Alternet: Two years in jail for a joint? The war on drugs reached the pinnacle of cruelty when 18-year-old Mitchell Lawrence was sentenced to two years in jail for selling a teaspoonful of … Continue reading →

Via DARE Generation Blog, comes a piece at Slate by Ryan Grim: A lie college students might want to tell. It’s about the provision of the Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to those with drug convictions. A bad … Continue reading →

Reported at the Washington Post The University of Maryland becomes the fifth school to pass a student referendum that says marijuana violations should be treated no more harshly than alcohol violations. This is part of the Safer Alternative for Enjoyable … Continue reading →

John Fugelsang has an extensive (and quite witty) rant on the drug war over at Huffington Post. Here are a couple of excerpts: They always told us “Pot makes you violent. And Lazy.” Which never scared any kids I knew. … Continue reading →

Hammer of Truth has the story. You may remember this guy. He’s the DEA agent who was doing a presentation in a school and telling the kids to stay away from guns and that he was the only one in … Continue reading →