Monthly Archives: February 2007

Stupid Drug War Tricks

Scott Morgan at Stop the Drug War found this bizarre and freakish opinion piece: A new strategy — Expert: War on drugs should shift focus The expert? A former DEA agent. The plan? In his book “Fight Back — How … Continue reading

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‘The war on drugs is not an excuse to violate the norms of fair play’

That’s a quote from 5th Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, who also talks about “prosecution run amok”… unfortunately in the dissent. At Grits for Breakfast.

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Marijuana: Harmless?

by John Jonik at the Washington Free Press

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Drug War Chronicle and Open Thread

Here’s this week’s issue. View RSS feed And don’t miss thehim’s Drug War Roundup at Daily Kos: Driving Under the Influence — He’s got more on the recent “study” in Canada.

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Super Bowl Memories

2002: Open Thread — I’ll be busy rooting for the Bears, so you’re on your own. I bow to the clear superiority of the Colts’ play today (although the first 14 seconds was pretty awesome). I still like Chicago better.

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The new Congress, Kucinich and the ONDCP

Check out this wonderfully fascinating article by Dean Kuipers in the L.A. City Beat: A Change in the Weather. Go and read the whole thing — it’s worth it. No big surprises, but a lot of interesting material — most … Continue reading

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On those ‘victories’ in Mexico

According to Fred Rosen in the Mexico News, despite Calder÷n’s military-style crackdowns and the extradition of drug cartel leaders, things may not be going all that well for him, with an increase in the price of corn, and a decrease … Continue reading

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Open Thread and Legalization

Brian Bennett’s new post: Face It: You’re a “Legalizer” at the anti-drugwar czar blog and Peter Christ’s Why is it easier to sell ‹Drug LegalizationŠ than ‹Medical MarijuanaŠ? at LEAP blog. Discuss.

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Open Thread – and go visit LEAP

“bullet” I must have been asleep or something, because I missed the fact that Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) has a group blog! I’ve subscribed to their RSS feed in my newsreader, so I won’t miss out again. (For those … Continue reading

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