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A good article at Reason by David Weigel: When Patriots Dissent — Surprise: Standing up to the PATRIOT Act can be good politics. The article gives a nice background of the erosion of support for the Patriot Act, and while … Continue reading →

Thanks to Daksya — Check out this excellent re-cap by Dahlia Lithwick of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on Georgia v. Randolph. You can get a real sense of what mattered (particularly in 4th amendment terms) to the different Justices … Continue reading →

Via MPP: WASHINGTON, D.C.ÖIn the wake of June’s Supreme Court ruling allowing federal prosecutions of medical marijuana patients even in states where medical use of marijuana is permitted, U.S. Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) and a bipartisan group of cosponsors have … Continue reading →

A couple of interesting pieces to read if you’ve got a little extra time. “bullet” Ambassador de Sade, By John Gorenfeld in AlterNet. Bush’s ambassador to Italy doesn’t speak Italian, and his qualifications seem to be a history of running … Continue reading →

Ethan wrote an OPED last week in the Scotsman that’s worth reading: Don’t Follow Us into a Disastrous War on Drugs With some pressure in the UK for government to revert cannabis to class B (harsher penalties), Ethan uses the … Continue reading →

An Assistant District Attorney from New York stopped by Drug WarRant and dropped a comment on the item below: I think that unfortunately these “life sentences” we hear so much about are blown completely out of proportion by people who … Continue reading →

Garrison Keillor takes his own party to task: We Democrats are at our worst when we try to emulate Republicans as we did in signing onto the “war” on drugs that has ruined so many young lives. The cruelty of … Continue reading →

Thanks to Adam, (and I see that Libby at Last One Speaks has already covered this, but it’s important) — The Washington Post reported yesterday that the DEA has been stripped of one of its roles: A House-Senate conference committee … Continue reading →

Check out the brand new group blog: DARE Generation Diary (another fine effort from SSDP) An outstanding group of contributors from a wonderful organization. I expect great things. (The pressure’s on, Tom).

From Cannabis Culture yesterday: Today the Vancouver City Council unanimously adopted “Preventing Harm From Psychoactive Substance Use,” a plan that, among other things, calls for an end to prohibition and the regulated distribution of cannabis. […] The prevention plan covers … Continue reading →