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Our Drug Czar finished up his speech in Vienna with the following: President Bush has recently called for the United States to engage the world in a renewed campaign to realize the core principles of our nation and of the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I noted that the Washington Post not only disagreed with our drug warriors regarding needle exchange, but caught them in some bold lies. Turns out a couple of other major newspapers have done the same. First, the New York … Continue reading →

What’s more harmful to a child? Seeing Mom smoke a joint? Or seeing her dragged off to prison? “bullet” Via Jacob Sullum at Hit and Run, California Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian (R-Stockton) has introduced a bill that would make it a … Continue reading →

Editorial in the Calgary Herald LET’S DECLARE WAR ON THE GROW OPS Longer Jail Terms Might Help Protect Police and Citizens … Thursday’s horrific killing of four police officers at a farm near Mayerthorpe, at the site of a marijuana … Continue reading →

Note: I’ll be in New York City next week (Mar. 12-17) hosting a theatre tour. I’ll have a few open moments and would love to meet drug policy reformers for coffee. Drop me a line.

Yes, this goes beyond hyperbole. It’s a coordinated campaign to purposely cause the deaths of potentially millions of innocent people. Let’s take a look. “bullet” On February 16, Mark Souder held a circus of a hearing: “Harm Reduction or Harm … Continue reading →

Two situations involving the death of officers, in two different countries, are causing some lively discussion on the net right now. 1. Alberta, Canada. I reported earlier about the four RMCP officers killed by a suicidal maniac who may have … Continue reading →

The Drug Czar’s “blog” (where EVERY day is Tuesday!) reported today (Tuesday, March 4): “A Wake-Up Call: Admissions to Treatment for Marijuana use Increases Sharply” The startling data: Admission rates for primary marijuana increased nationally by 162 percent between 1992 … Continue reading →

Several people have passed on articles to me about the tragic killing of four RMCP officers by a maniac who had a marijuana grow-op and ended up killing himself. There have been a number of good discussions about this around … Continue reading →

The Kings County Bar Association proposal was released yesterday to the press and, while it’s gotten no coverage to speak of so far outside of Seattle, both the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer gave it some nice positive … Continue reading →