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More on the conference
Today was a day of activism workshops — including the panel I was on with David Guard and Doug McVay. Our panel was a blast — great fun and a huge turnout of really bright students with tons of good … Continue reading
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A moment of peace
I’m only here for a couple of days and the conference is packed with such wonderful events, that I hadn’t really dealt in any coherent way with the fact that I’m in our nation’s capital (and I haven’t visited for … Continue reading
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Beyond Prohibition: What does sensible drug policy look like? (SSDP)
The final plenary session of the day. Eric Sterling, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation Many reformers have a problem with the word “decriminalization.” However, from his perspective, the definition of decriminalization has potentially undergone some change. Original: Decriminalization means a minor … Continue reading
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I finally get to meet all these people!
Scott Morgan (FlexYourRights), Radley Balko (Agitator and Reason), Nick Gillespie (Reason), Pete Guither (DrugWarRant) Gee, I wonder if Mark Kleiman is going to want a picture with me? [Update: He shook my hand, but was clearly not pleased to meet … Continue reading
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Watchdogs or Lapdogs? Media Coverage of the War on Drugs (SSDP)
The mid-day plenary featured Bill Press (MSNBC), Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune) and was moderated by Ryan Grim (Capitol Leader and Slate.com). Clarence Page: The #1 sin in journalism is being inaccurate. The #2 sin is being dull. He defends the … Continue reading
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Blogging from the Conference, part 1
Today’s activities are underway at the Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference. I’m going to try to live blog in sections throughout the weekend, so bear with me if some of this is sketchy or paraphrased. It’s all happening too … Continue reading
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Hairy chests and other body parts
I found this article amusing: Home Office chided over ‘hairy chest’ policy A LEADING chief constable attacked the Government’s “hairy chest” approach to law and order yesterday after Tony Blair announced a series of Home Office measures to tackle crime. … Continue reading
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Good news in California
This is only a preliminary ruling, a California Superior Court Judge has slapped down three counties that were trying to back out of medical marijuana. San Diego, San Bernardino and Merced counties were trying to buck the voters and claim … Continue reading
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Robert’s Sharpe
I always enjoy reading his letters. Here’s one today in the Oregon Statesman Journal. We’re not doing the Colombian people any favors by funding civil war. Nor are Americans being protected from drugs. Destroy the Colombian coca crop and production … Continue reading
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Does your home smell?
James Kilpatrick has an OpEd on the Supreme Court case of Florida v. Rabb. This should be an interesting 4th Amendment case — simply boils down to whether the state can use a dog to sniff the outside of your … Continue reading
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