Monthly Archives: August 2012

I’m working on preparations for taking my show on the road to Rochester, New York. If you’re in that area, please come see me (and the show). Performances are Friday and Saturday. Why Russell Brand is Wrong about Methadone by … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, most drug policy discussions today revolve around imagined potential gains or problems resulting from legalization of certain drugs. And because of the politics involved, we often really have no choice but to play these ridiculous games. But, in fact, … Continue reading →

An interesting online poll at The Economist. The poll is Should drugs like cocaine and heroin be legalised? You vote on a seven-point scale from definitely not to definitely, and you vote by country. You can see a color-coded world … Continue reading →

A truly bizarre article. U.S. News and World Report, covering a report from Borderland Beat (translation from Proceso Magazine): “Bin Laden-like SEAL Team Raid Could Take Down Mexican Drug Kingpin” The Pentagon may send Navy SEALs into Mexico to take … Continue reading →

Well, we know he’s required by law to lie, but he does it so… enthusiastically. Mike Riggs has a good piece at Reason: Obama’s Drug Czar Is Lying to You About Drug Courts He points out a couple of areas … Continue reading →

Totally unrelated to drug policy… While you occasionally see a spam comment that gets through the filter, the vast majority of them are filtered by Akismet, which keeps statistics of the filtering it does on this site. Sometime in late … Continue reading →

Sheriff warns of marijuana ballot question after $15M drug bust PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. — Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor is warning marijuana legalization activists of the potential dangers of legalizing the drug after deputies uncovered a $15 million marijuana operation that included more … Continue reading →

Nice to see the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity getting some early press. Hopefully that will grow even more (as will the crowds). At first, when looking at their itinerary, I was about to take bets on how … Continue reading →

Prosecutor Defeated by Glaring Stupidity of Pot Laws During voir dire, my almost all white, middle-class, middle-aged jury went into full rebellion against the prosecutor stating that they wouldn’t convict even if the client’s guilt was proven beyond a reasonable … Continue reading →

As many of you know, I hosted an FDL Book Salon this weekend with the authors of “Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know.” I’ve been very clear all along about the fact that the actual facts about marijuana are, … Continue reading →