Monthly Archives: June 2012

24-Year-Old Gets 3 Life Terms in Prison for Witnessing a Drug Deal: The Ugly Truth of Mandatory Drug Sentencing At the age of 24, Aaron was sentenced to three life terms for his role in a cocaine deal. That’s effectively … Continue reading →

A travel day today, coming back from New York. Looking forward to catching up on drug policy news when I return.

Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry The New York Times article doesn’t specifically address the question posed in the title of this post, but it does show a clear willingness on the part of the administration … Continue reading →

This, to me, is an important point. Too many people think that drug laws are about catching criminals, when, in fact, they’re more about creating criminals. Marijuana law just creates criminals by Hakeem Jeffries at CNN The consequences of an … Continue reading →

LEAP is Hiring: Assistant Media Relations Director Pro-Legalization Cops Seek Assistant Media Relations Director

This AP story has been getting a lot of play around the media: Colo. vote on pot could affect Obama-Romney race Whether to legalize marijuana will be on the Colorado ballot in November. President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee … Continue reading →

Heading for New York for a week. Will check in often. If you’re concerned about the lack of posts, take a look at the comments, where you’ll find the other folks who hang out on Pete’s couch – and a … Continue reading →

They don’t come any dumber than Dennis. Unfortunately, a fair number are as dumb. House OKs bill to ban flavored rolling papers SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Flavored tobacco rolling papers that critics say are used to smoke marijuana would be banned … Continue reading →

From the Moving towards a Drug-free Society: Statement made by the 2nd Congress of World Federation Against Drugs – WFAD, Stockholm, Sweden on May 23, 2012… (where our own Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske was a proud and eager participant): […] … Continue reading →

All over the media this morning is the screaming headline from the Los Angeles Times: Most California voters don’t support legalizing pot, poll finds The subtext is, if California doesn’t support legalization… Of course, it’s the Los Angeles Times, and … Continue reading →