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Tom Tancredo – another voice for legalization
I haven’t generally considered myself a fan of Tom Tancredo in most political areas, but apparently he’s looking to become a new force in drug policy reform. Vincent Carroll: Tancredo’s next crusade? in the Denver Post… What do you talk … Continue reading
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Portugal decriminalization success gets some play
Glenn Greenwald’s excellent report (on the successful decriminalization of all drugs in Portugal for personal use) was picked up by Scientific American: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results What really caught my attention in this article was that they … Continue reading
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Transform Cost-Effectiveness Study Slams Prohibition, UK Government
The inestimable Transform Drug Policy Foundation has done it again. Their newest report is A Comparison of the Cost-effectiveness of the Prohibition and Regulation of Drugs (pdf), which is that, plus a kick in the pants. In a field where … Continue reading
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Hippie drugs
I’m watching a documentary about the musical Hair, and it included this quote: The hippies really had a philosophy of their drugs. There were good drugs and bad drugs. Bad drugs shut your mind down — alcohol, cocaine, heroin. Good … Continue reading
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I may be clueless, but I try not to stay that way
Updates to yesterday’s post “bullet” A big thanks to Dano regarding the postponement of Ammiano’s legalization bill (AB 390). A note from Dale Gieringer posted at Mendocinocountry’s Blog says: Contrary to the article by Richard Johnson, Assemblyman Ammiano did NOT … Continue reading
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Why is the media so dumb?
This isn’t the first year that Illinois has discussed medical marijuana. So you’d think that the media would be better able to report on it by now. “bullet” Charity Bonner reports in the Elgin Courier News. According to the U.S. … Continue reading
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Sometimes, I’m clueless
“bullet” “Why is AB 390 being delayed until next year?” No idea. AB 390 is the bill for legalizing marijuana in California, introduced by Ammiano. This page suggests that the first hearing was cancelled by the author, and other sources … Continue reading
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Carlos
I was busy traveling this weekend, and exhausted from driving back from Chicago in a blinding snowstorm (in April?) last night, so here’s al I’ve got for you. Carlos Santana tells President Obama: “Legalize Marijuana.” What else is going on?
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Open Thread
“bullet” Maia Szalavitz: Is the Media Finally Getting it On Drug Policy? For years, virtually every internet discussion of drug policy has been dominated by drug policy reformers and outright legalization advocates–but this growing sentiment amongst the most educated and … Continue reading
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Decrim in Portugal
Reminder: Glenn Greenwald will be at the Cato Institute tomorrow (Friday) at noon Eastern to talk about his paper: Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies. Peter Reuter will be responding, and Tim Lynch, moderating. … Continue reading
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