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FWIW… Mark Kleiman, pot’s go-to guy – In the Los Angeles Times Drug Defendants Are Being ‘Forced’ To Plead Guilty, Report Claims This is one of those really scary parts about the loss of justice due to the drug war … Continue reading →

I do enjoy the Onion. So many great satirical pieces, that sometimes catch people because they’re just close enough to being real. This one caught my attention today: New Report Shows Many U.S. Businesses Actually Just Fronts For Moneymaking Operations … Continue reading →

This weekend, Rafael LeMaitre tweeted about a new Presidential proclamation, saying: POTUS: Impaired drivers involved in nearly 1/3 of all deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the U.S., taking almost 30 lives each day. Here is the actual Presidential Proclamation … Continue reading →

In 2005, RAND published How Goes the “War on Drugs”? An Assessment of U.S. Drug Problems and Policy by Jonathan P. Caulkins, Peter H. Reuter, Martin Y. Iguchi, James Chiesa. Its claim: Presents a concise, accessible, objective view of where … Continue reading →

This is a very positive sign… Leaked paper reveals UN split over war on drugs Major international divisions over the global “war on drugs” have been revealed in a leaked draft of a UN document setting out the organisation’s long-term … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting data point that may have some real significance. It’s possible that we’re reaching a point where even politicians are hesitating when it comes to new prohibitions. Theresa May humiliated as MPs reject call to ban khat Theresa … Continue reading →

Prohibition: a set of laws that harm everybody based on the false assumption that they’ll prevent a small minority from harming themselves. … And this, of course, identifies the hole in the policy approach of S.A.M. and Kevin Sabet that … Continue reading →

Back when think-tanks in the U.S. were claiming that it wasn’t even worth talking about drug legalization because it wasn’t likely to happen, Transform in the UK was hard at work putting out the extraordinary After the War on Drugs: … Continue reading →

There are a lot of industries related to prohibition that are full of corruption and that put self-interest above value to society. One that is not discussed sufficiently is the treatment industry. We all recognize that there are people who … Continue reading →

Billionaire Peter Lewis, Advocate Of Marijuana Legalization, Dies At 80 “Our marijuana laws are outdated, ineffective and stupid,” Lewis told Forbes in a 2011 interview. “I am a progressive by birth, by nature, by philosophy—that’s the name of the insurance … Continue reading →