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Via Dare Generation Diary. Great news. There’s a settlement in the Goose Creek High School drug raid. A federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $1.2 million plan to settle lawsuits filed over a high school drug sweep where … Continue reading →

The first patient has applied for the new medical marijuana law in Rhode Island, which allows qualified persons to possess or buy 2.5 ounces of marijuana for medical purposes. This was a law passed in January over the Governor’s veto. … Continue reading →

Some interesting discussions going on on the conservative side of the internet. Pajamas Media links to a fascinating piece at Austin Bay, which was inspired by an email from a reader. This all got kicked off with this post about … Continue reading →

Michael C. Barnes is a Washington lawyer who formerly served as counsel in the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He wrote this OpEd in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday: Don’t Get Sucked In By Hemp-Laced Foods Notice the inflammatory language … Continue reading →

A couple of readers have pointed out articles with connections to the drug war that you might find interesting. “bullet” Who Rules the Medicine Cabinet discusses a potential class action suit in Canada to prevent schools from intimidating parents into … Continue reading →

Luis R. Flores of DesMoines, Iowa agreed to help his cousin Felix Calderon. Felix was going to a shipping house to pick up some packages of marijuana that had been shipped to him, and Luis would keep an eye out … Continue reading →

So now that purchases of medicines containing pseudoephedrine have to be purchased in the pharmacy, and forms have to be filled out and signed, how will that change enforcement? Well, in Phoenix, the law’s been in effect since December, and … Continue reading →

The Drug Czar’s latest news release made me laugh out loud. WHITE HOUSE DRUG POLICY BLOG RECIEVES [sic] OVER ONE MILLION HITS Federal Government’s Effort to Use New Technology as a Tool for Cultural Change Begins to Make an Impact … Continue reading →

After deliberating more than 20 hours over the course of three days, jurors found that the deputies illegally detained and searched Arnetta McCloud, her then-15-year-old daughter, Cynthia, and a cousin, Marcus Frazier, in a midnight traffic stop and drug investigation … Continue reading →

“bullet” Via TalkLeft and NORML The Ohio House and Senate passed a per se “drugged driving” bill, that is expected to be signed by the Governor. A “per se” law is one that is “in and of itself” — in … Continue reading →