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Former Judge takes on the Drug War
Check out a wonderful OpEd by Martin Haines, a retired Superior Court judge and a former State Bar Association president, published Thursday in the Asbury Park Press. Some important stats, plus these comments: The evidence is crystal clear: The drug … Continue reading
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Missed a few days..
Sorry to have missed posting for a few days. We just finished hosting a statewide Theatre Festival with about 4000 high school students for 3 days of workshops and performances. Quite a delightful event, including the Broadway Showtune Sing-along Friday … Continue reading
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New Marijuana Blog
The appropriately named Mary Jane wrote me to let me know about her new Marijuana Blog focusing on the spiritual, psychological and physical benefits of marijuana. While there are only a couple of posts so far, I look forward to … Continue reading
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Interesting High School Drug Testing Case
There’s a little case being considered in Fairbanks, Alaska that intrigues me. The father of a High School student is suing over the district’s drug and alcohol policy. There are several issues involved, including the fact that the school had … Continue reading
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Ogilvy and Mather execs charged today with conspiracy for drug war ad overcharges
From AP: Advertising executives charged with cheating U.S. in $684M anti-drug campaign. A current and a former executive at the Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency were charged Tuesday with conspiracy for allegedly overbilling the U.S. government for a campaign to … Continue reading
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Green Tide – a study in absurdity by the Ontario police
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police last month released a study (pdf) on “the detrimental effects of Marihuana Grow Operations” called Green Tide. It’s a fairly silly report, presented with the seriousness of a major scientific study, with charts … Continue reading
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Nominated for a Koufax!
Drug WarRant has been nominated for a 2003 Koufax for Best Single Issue Blog. It’s a real honor, and a great group of blogs to be listed with. Check them out, and check out all the other Kaufax categories at … Continue reading
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NORMLcast – New – Tune in tomorow
NORML introduces the ‘National NORMLcast’, a weekly news and review of all things relating to cannabis-n-culture, pot-n-politics and language-n-law. Your host is radio personality, libertarian and Tampa-based entrepreneur Glenn Klein. Each Wednesday evening, starting at 10:00 PM (eastern), Glenn explores … Continue reading
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More on Mandatory Minimums
Via Hit and Run, we get Debra Saunders’ article today in the SFGate — a followup to the 60 Minutes piece on mandatory minimums. When I reached Bogan on his cell phone, I asked him how many drug kingpins he … Continue reading
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A pain-full administration
From Alternatives, in Salem Oregon, check out an important editorial about pain medicine: Chronic Pain – The Hidden Epidemic by Rick Bayer, MD. While the science of pain control has progressed, the politics of pain control remains in the Dark … Continue reading
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