Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Smart on Crime Coalition “is comprised of more than 40 organizations and individuals, who participated in developing policy recommendations across 16 broad issue areas. These organizations and individuals represent the leading voices in criminal justice policy.” Well, this group … Continue reading →

Gary Johnson is one of the brightest possibilities in the Republican Presidential prospects regarding drug policy reform, and he’s not afraid to talk about it. He hit it pretty hard in his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Starting … Continue reading →

The Disastrous War on Drugs Turns 40: How Do We Stop the Madness? by Ethan Nadelmann. What better way to mark the 40th anniversary of the war on drugs than by breaking the taboos that have precluded frank assessment of … Continue reading →

On the drug czar’s “blog” they talk about an “Above the Influence” workshop with the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), where youth engaged in a “tag-it” campaign. In this workshop, they had pieces of paper with “I am above:” … Continue reading →

One of the most pathetic elements to prop up prohibition is the uncertainty argument put forth by the so-called academic experts in drug policy in the United States. “We can’t even talk about legalization,” they wail. “It’s too uncertain.” They’re … Continue reading →

Another poll: THIS week’s Economist-YouGov poll contains some exciting news for devotees of the weed. A huge majority of Americans, more than two to one once don’t knows have been excluded, support the legalisation and taxation of marijuana. Even without … Continue reading →

… and I’m not talking about the people who use it. Teen’s medical marijuana fight escalates as school says he cannot come back to class after going home for medicine The saga of a Colorado Springs teenager struggling with a … Continue reading →

Indiana has a zero tolerance per se drugged driving law. This is a horribly unjust kind of law that doesn’t actually care about whether drivers are impaired, but rather whether they have evidence of a particular drug in their bloodstream. … Continue reading →

Jennifer Corbett Dooren in the Wall Street Journal subjects us to a particularly vapid article: Study Tracks Drug-Related Teen Suicides Teenage girls are about three times as likely as boys to attempt suicide for drug-related reasons, according to an analysis … Continue reading →

“Name something that gets passed around…” Hilarious. But I miss Richard Dawson. He would have considered it a perfectly proper answer (which, of course, it is).