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Irv Rosenfeld’s appearance at the Illinois medical marijuana hearings has drawn quite a bit of attention and interest. People have been asking me questions about him and the program, so I thought I’d go into more detail. But first… Steve … Continue reading →

This Sunday, I’ll be speaking on the drug war to the 2005 Libertarian Party of Illinois Convention. It’s a particularly great honor, since their only other guest speaker is U.S. Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik.

“bullet” Via TalkLeft and NORML — a bad drugged driving bill passes in Ohio that will punish sober drivers who smoked pot weeks ago. “bullet” An interesting interview with Marijuana Policy Project’s Rob Kampia at the Drug War Chronicle. [thanks, … Continue reading →

Since I now know that those responsible for the Illinois Marijuana Lectures website read Drug WarRant… And since you’ve had the time to add material to the site today talking about the hearing in Springfield… And since you won’t even … Continue reading →

Drug Czar John Walters descended on the Illinois Legislature this morning to argue against Illinois’ medical marijuana bill in the Human Services Committee hearing. It was a bit of a circus with about 120 in the audience with only 100 … Continue reading →

Reminder: 8:00 am. Human Services Committee Hearing. Stratton Building Room D-1. Springfield, IL. We’d love to have some supporters there (wear a suit and get there about 15 minutes early). There’s a bus coming from Chicago, leaving at 4 am. … Continue reading →

I’ve discussed at length my problems with the Supreme Court decision in Caballes (allowing suspicionless dog sniffs of cars), and the road that this decision could take us down. Even now, I understand that there’s a case from a few … Continue reading →

Switching to Washington… Drug Warrior Mark Souder is holding a hearing in his pet subcommittee — The Committee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources — titled: “Is There Such a Thing as Safe Drug Abuse?” Have you ever … Continue reading →

Not only has Andrea Barthwell been touring Illinois misleading people about the facts about medical marijuana, she has also claiming that her Illinois Marijuana Lectures were sponsored by Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GLATTC), an organization that “promotes state-of-the-art … Continue reading →

Tommy Chong in an AP story today: Chong said he isn’t ashamed of introducing millions of Vietnam-era kids to marijuana. “When you think of how many kids died drinking alcohol, I feel I’ve saved millions of lives,” he said.