Monthly Archives: October 2003

This is the slogan on one of the ads from Change The Climate, a marijuana policy reform organization. The current repertoire of ads (available at their site), include the slogans Enjoy Better Sex! Legalize and Tax Marijuana Save our Taxes! … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s because I’ve only been doing this blog for just over 2 months, but I still get a kick out of milestones and new links/visitors, because it means that more people are reading about the failed Drug War. So … Continue reading →

I get a lot of visitors to Drug WarRant. It can be a bit of a roller coaster, from the over 2,000 on Saturday when Metafilter gave this blog a mention, to 0 yesterday and earlier today when salonblogs’ server … Continue reading →

A big hello to Vice Squad — a relatively new blog of “Explorations of public policy concerning alcohol, nicotine, other drugs, prostitution, gambling, pornography, ….” where you’ll find some excellent academic analyses and well thought out reponses to the prohibitionist … Continue reading →

Via NORML today: One-Third Of Docs Back Prescription Cannabis, Survey Says (pdf) Wellington, New Zealand: One out of three New Zealand doctors say they would prescribe medicinal marijuana if it were legal to do so, according to a random survey … Continue reading →

One of the big stories around the net today is the revelation that Rush Limbaugh (who resigned from ESPN last night, supposedly for other reasons) is involved in a major drug case, which may include the fact that he purchased … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I said that I didn’t think the Dutch would take kindly to Drug Czar John Walters telling them to increase their police powers at the expense of individual liberties. Well, Expatica reports: The Lower House of Parliament is opposed … Continue reading →

Via Hit and Run… SAN FRANCISCO, CA – U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT – The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), representing over 200 hemp companies in North America, is predicting victory in a major legal battle to prevent … Continue reading →

Yesterday, an Ohio man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for selling a bag of baking soda to undercover officers. Police said Chandler negotiated a deal with the officer in July that he would deliver 4.5 ounces of crack … Continue reading →

The House approved a five-year extension of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy late yesterday by voice vote. (see Monday’s alert). There’s still the Senate. The re-authorization was brought forward at the last minute by Drug War … Continue reading →