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Check out this investigative report by Gwen Filosa in today’s Times Picayune. For years before his retirement as Orleans Parish district attorney, Harry Connick beat the drum for a Massachusetts company [Psychemedics] that uses hair samples to test people for … Continue reading →

Even this youngster gets it: I think drugs should be legal because of all the people that use drugs.æ The war on drugs takes a lot of money from the government that could be used for other purposes, such as … Continue reading →

TalkLeft has a post on handling drug dealers in Vietnam. Our lawmakers seem to think if they just pass some harsher laws, they’ll be able to deter drug dealers. And yet, in Vietnam, despite 18 executions already this year, it … Continue reading →

LastOneSpeaks discusses more of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources hearings on medicinal marijuana (see my report on Kampia’s testimony) and gives the link to the detailed transcript of oral hearings. You get a real sense … Continue reading →

This is from an important organization you should visit called FEAR (Forfeiture Endangers American Rights): Today a new FEAR member called and related his story.æ He was driving across the South with a group of friends on their way to … Continue reading →

From Eugene at the Volokh Conspiracy, this analysis of Ashcroft’s new crackdown is worth reading. Some strong parallels with the drug war. Note that I’m not asking whether porn is bad, or whether porn should be constitutionally protected. I’m certainly … Continue reading →

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 8, 2004, as National D.A.R.E. Day Well, I … Continue reading →

Check out Grass Roots Buzz with an excellent post on drug warrior Mark Souder’s outrageously outraged comments on Peter Jennings’ Ecstasy exposÚ. klotlikar also rightly points out that we should be contacting ABC to thank them for airing the Jennings … Continue reading →

Mark A.R. Kleiman talks about his report (pdf) on drug dealing, drug control, and terrorism. He has valuable information that is worth reading, but in the end, he completely misses the forest for the trees. In his post, he states: … Continue reading →

“bullet” Last One Speaks with more on the DEA’s efforts to make sure you die in excruciating pain. “bullet” TalkLeft with the Supreme Court case regarding the use of drug sniffing dogs on cars with little justification. the Illinois Association … Continue reading →