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I attended the medical marijuana hearing in the Illinois legislature last year, when we had high hopes that were dashed by the sudden appearance of Drug Czar John Walters, who spoke his usual lies, and caused legislators to whimper and … Continue reading →

Feds smoke out largest drug tunnel yet It runs from Tijuana, Mexico, to Otay Mesa, California. […] Officials said the tunnel is about seven-tenths of a mile (1,148 meters) or more than 1,200 yards long. Initial reports said it is … Continue reading →

That’s right. A student group is suing the Department of Education, because, well, the Department of Education is apparently made up of a bunch of morons. Students for Sensible Drug Policy is an incredible activist group that has been working … Continue reading →

With all the hysterical media in Britain going on and on about how marijuana makes everyone go psychotic, I’ve been surprised that I haven’t heard more of that Reefer Madness style reporting in the U.S. — in fact, there’s been … Continue reading →

Count on William F. Buckley, Jr. to give an interesting perspective on our Latin American drug policies. He notes that Morales, a socialist who has called for an end to US crop eradication in Bolivia, knows how to use the … Continue reading →

New rant added at Guest Rants — My ‘religion’ by tros.

link OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians elected their first Conservative government in 12 years, but gave it only a limited minority mandate to change policies and priorities. Harper is the guy who promised to get tougher on drugs. Asked why he … Continue reading →

Via Email from International AntiProhibitionist League… These are excerpts from a European Parliament Resolution adopted on January 18. The European Parliament, […] D. whereas the pervasive opium and heroin production carries the risk of permanently affecting the nation‰s politics, crippling … Continue reading →

New York Times (via Atrios) Gen. Michael V. Hayden, who led the National Security Agency when it began the warrantless wiretaps, vigorously defended the program , though he acknowledged that it depended on a lower standard of evidence than required … Continue reading →

It’s gotten to the point where it just makes me laugh. Mark Kleiman has a good post about meth policy based on a New York Times Article. Policies that make pseudoephedrine harder to buy in order to deprive methamphetamine cooks … Continue reading →