Monthly Archives: August 2006

A new report was issued this week about drug incarceration in Illinois, and I got a chance to glance at the actual report last night. Online versions of the report should be available soon. Some really powerful statistics. The Chicago … Continue reading →

[Via Hit and Run] In my lifetime, I have eaten in restaurants in Chicago thousands of times, yet I don’t remember ever seeing foie gras on the menu. The people of the Windy City are great eaters, and they love … Continue reading →

(Not the Frank who lost in Alaska.) Via the Transform Drug Policy Foundation blog, I have discovered the UK’s version of our anti-drug websites. It’s Frank! Of course, whenever I come to a site like this, the first thing I … Continue reading →

Good news, and a bit of a shocker. Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski, who has waged a one-man war to re-criminalize the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana in that state (despite the Alaska state constitution and Supreme Court rulings)…. … Continue reading →

A timely parody from the DARE Generation

Link Washington — No nation has suffered as much — or sacrificed more — in the global war on illegal drugs than Colombia, says Karen Tandy, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). OK, so it wasn’t really an … Continue reading →

Interesting new ONDCP ad (via DARE Generation Diary). Although it uses some stereotypes, the ad is quite refreshing in its approach — particularly because it doesn’t lie (like most of their ads). Plus, I think kids can get into this … Continue reading →

Busy time right now with first day of classes today back at the university. And I got interviewed again on the DEA exhibit. I’m also working on a few projects, including putting together a challenge to this page at SAMHSA … Continue reading →

I’ve talked about this video before, but it’s worth showing it again (and for you to view it again), so I’ll accept the challenge, Radley. I’ve gotten to know a few of the LEAP folks even better in some of … Continue reading →

The U.S. drug prohibitionists are now reeling from a 1-2-3 punch. 1. We start the salvo by hitting the DEA in the Washington Post and elsewhere by tying prohibition with failure and a profitable black market. 2. Afghan opium hits … Continue reading →