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Off to New York. Light or no posting for a week.

You may remember that I took a group of college students for a theatre tour of New York City in March. Well, now it’s time for the community members — 64 of them, for seven days of walking tours and … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends

“bullet” Check out TalkLeft on Another Reagan Legacy: Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences. “bullet” Filmmakers = get your submissions in for the The 3rd Annual Drug War Vigil Film Festival “bullet” Tim shares a letter to representatives with his proposal for … Continue reading

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Hate Mail Can Be So Much Fun…

Pete, You’re slobby piece of liberal crap. You’re entire website is propaganda to the drug free America that so many Government Agents of sacrificed themselves to preserve. You’re extreme disrespect towards those fallen souls only shows that you’re in favor … Continue reading

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Ohio Hempfest Saved!

The 17th Annual Ohio Hempfest will go on as planned today from noon to midnight on the South Oval of the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. But it almost didn’t happen. On Tuesday, the university cancelled the event, claiming … Continue reading

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June 4 – Day of Action for Medical Marijuana

Today, I ask you to do more than read this blog. This is a day to take action. In a coordinated effort, drug reform groups are asking people to contact their Congressional Representatives today and ask for their support of … Continue reading

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Judge rules for free speech; Istook vows fight to eliminate it

In tomorrow’s Washington Post: Judge Voids Law Against Drug Ads On Metro A federal law aimed at keeping advertisements critical of national drug policy out of Metro stations and bus shelters illegally chills free speech and cannot stand, a federal … Continue reading

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Drug task forces – a federal jobs program gone fishing on the highways

I have never liked federally funded drug task forces — for a lot of reasons, including dangerous tactics and a lack of accountability. Now, the ACLU of Texas has given me another reason to dislike drug task forces, in their … Continue reading

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Crack Babies

Jim at Vice Squad has a post about the historically volatile issue of crack babies and notes that the May 26, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provides a new study that looks at cocaine-exposed infants … Continue reading

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‘Drugged driver’ law facing court challenges

It’s really, really bad law and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal reports that it’s about to get some constitutional scrutiny at the state level. A new law aimed at so-called drugged drivers is facing constitutional challenges as the first prosecutions under the … Continue reading

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Positive Development in Hemp Fiber

An interesting release came out about 2 weeks ago from Hemptown Clothing: Hemptown Clothing Inc., a leading provider of environmentally responsible clothing, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada … Continue reading

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