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Buying respect with stolen money
John Payne, at Americans for Forfeiture Reform, has an interesting piece titled Bizarro Robin Hood We’ve talked here at length about the corrupting influence of asset forfeiture, and it is my belief that it is inherently wrong for any agency … Continue reading
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Peter Hitchens is completely right… in his own mind
We’ve followed Peter Hitchens’ anti-marijuana screeds in the past. This one, for example was a real classic. Well, apparently the discussion has been continuing and now Peter answers his critics in Resting My Case. It’s a doozy. I believe myself … Continue reading
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Irony
Drunk Cop Crashes Truck Pulling DARE Trailer [h/t Don on Facebook]
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Open Thread
NAACP Joins Coalition to End the War on Drugs – E.D. Kain at Forbes does a nice job on the NAACP story. Really bad advice to parents from police on drugs Use the Law. The legal system can provide external … Continue reading
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I’ve got some indirect criminal contempt for Judge Belvin Perry
Jury nullification is a topic that’s of strong interest to those of us in the drug policy reform movement. A jury of peers is supposed to be the ultimate check on government and has the power to judge both the … Continue reading
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300 acres
Ever wondered what a well-tended 300-acre cannabis plantation looks like? Time has photos.
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The DEA’s convoluted and expensive exercises in futility
The DEA is trumpeting its latest triumphs in its “Dateline DEA: Biweekly E-mail Informant,” which I get regularly from them. The big item in this issue has to do with some major successful international operations. Let’s take a look at … Continue reading
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Some sanity in Florida
Federal Judge Rules Florida’s Drug Laws Unconstitutional Hold on. Don’t get too excited. Drugs aren’t suddenly legal in Florida. A federal judge in Orlando has declared Florida’s strict-liability controlled substances act unconstitutional on the ground that the law could convict … Continue reading
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8 years
So… it was eight years ago today that I dipped my toe in the waters of blogging with my first post at DrugWarRant.com. I really wasn’t sure about this whole “blogging” thing at the time, but I wanted another way … Continue reading
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NAACP adopts historic resolution to end the War on Drugs
Wow! Daily Caller The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a resolution Tuesday calling for an end to the “War on Drugs†during their 102th NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles, CA. “Today the NAACP has … Continue reading
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