Daily Archives: December 4, 2005

Politicians want to take Canada backward, Netherlands forward

“bullet” In Canada, conservative Stephen Harper, if elected, promises to get tougher on drugs, including marijuana. Asked why he would saddle a student who is caught with a small amount of the substance with a criminal record, Mr. Harper said … Continue reading

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Weeds

I spent some time this weekend house-sitting for a friend who has Showtime, and I got a chance to catch up with Showtime’s series Weeds (first 10 episodes). This is a really outstanding series. First-rate cast, writing and direction. Fascinating … Continue reading

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Drug War in a Nutshell

John at High has been working on a drug war documentary. A five-minute segment of it — Drug War in a Nutshell — is a available as a torrent file download (if you know how to do that). Good data … Continue reading

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