Drug War Chronicle
The bill had the support of the entire Seattle legislative delegation, as well as the Seattle Times editorial board. But that wasn’t enough to move it out of committee.
The legislature’s failure to act clears the way for an effort to take the issue directly to the voters. Sensible Washington is […]
I’m excited to announce the next outreach project from NORML – The NORML Network.
It’s a twenty-four hour internet radio station of news, opinion, interviews, music, and live event coverage for the cannabis community. You can listen live anytime by visiting http://live.norml.org on your browser or by installing the Stickam app for your smartphone.  Our anchor […]
At TalkLeft, Jeralyn has a fascinating post: Trial Starts Monday in “DEA African Adventures” Case
It discusses the extremely bizarre legal maneuverings that seem to all the DEA to enforce American laws using taxpayer money, anywhere in the universe.
I’ve been writing for over a year about what I call the DEA’s African Vacations. […]
This controversial billboard has recently shown up in Chicago, causing quite a furor.
I decided to make it a little more realistic…
After all, Obama admitted to drug use, and had he been arrested, that would likely have been the end of his political hopes.
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This one is from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York, where Chris Ripley, Photo Editor has an OpEd titled Legalization would be a detriment to our society: Should New York state dance with ‘Mary Jane?’
Cute subhead, Chris. I don’t think the media’s ever thought of using ‘Mary Jane’ that way, before.
Compelling writing […]
Drug Courts: Martin Sheen Defends Them in Congress. But Do They Work? – outstanding article by Maia Szalavitz in Time Magazine.
I think Maia does a great job of really laying out the issues regarding drug courts – pointing out that yes, drug courts can be better than long prison sentences (both in […]