Odds and Ends

“bullet” TalkLeft points us to Volunteer Committee of Lawyers (VCL):

Co-founded by former Attorney General Elliott Richardson, “the VCL seeks to promote, within and by the legal profession, informed discussion about the objectives of the drug war and its costs to our cherished institutions of liberty and justice.”

“bullet” Also see TalkLeft for more on Sentencing Guidelines
“bullet” Last One Speaks has the story of a judge busted for purchasing pot.
“bullet” Also see Last One Speaks for an excellent piece on the neo-prohibitionis efforts to outlaw cigarettes.
“bullet” You want to see the direction tough on drugs leads you? Check out this story in China Daily.