Monthly Archives: March 2006

I discussed at some length the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) report on drug policy by David Boyum and Peter Reuter. AEI recently hosted a discussion about the report, bringing in the authors and several drug policy “experts.” (I use quotation … Continue reading →

In the piece about Morales giving Rice a guitar with coca leaves on it, I noted that the U.S. government has no understanding of the cultural background of these countries. This article by Niko Kyriakou really points out that gap. … Continue reading →

Tom Angell of Dare Generation Diary is live-blogging the Drug Testing Summit in Falls Church, Virginia. They’ve brought in the big guns. The Drug Czar himself is there to promote his government-sponsored fetish of watching children pee in a cup. … Continue reading →

Nice to see this excellent Showtime series continuing to get good notice: Weeds, Sky One’s drama about a housewife who deals marijuana, created a stir by beating Channel 4 imports Lost and Desperate Housewives to win the award for best … Continue reading →

Via a friend in Seattle… I think I would have really enjoyed a program that was held at the University of Washington this evening: “Marijuana, the Unnecessary War,”, featuring travel writer Rick Steves along with Roger Goodman, director of the … Continue reading →

Link LASHKARGAH, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan will encourage its powerful drug lords to invest their illegally earned profits in the war-shattered country, according to the governor of the nation’s top opium-growing region. The offer comes amid warnings of another bumper … Continue reading →

Via Americans for Safe Access: This morning, in a cruel act of harassment and intimidation DEA agents, along with Riverside County Sheriff’s officers, raided a small medical marijuana collective grow outside of Palm Desert, California. When the DEA knocked on … Continue reading →

You may be aware recently that a couple of radio stations in Wyoming had been running some medical marijuana Public Service Announcements from MPP, until a local police chief complained and they pulled them. MPP’s Bruce Mirken responded with this … Continue reading →

A couple of editorials in my morning reading caught my attention. One good, one bad. “bullet” A good one from the Colorado Spring Gazette, also published in the Sedalia (MO) Democrat The article talks about the border violence near Nueva … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes this article at the BBC. The Institute of Psychiatry has identified a gene variant that may increase the likelihood of dependence on cocaine. This is not a particular surprise to me. There’s always been some evidence that … Continue reading →