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Think of the children
This morning, the White House is hosting an event: White House Children of Incarcerated Parents Champions of Change. It’s an event to honor some folks who have gone out of their way to work with and help children of incarcerated … Continue reading
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President Obama has magically increased the number of days you can smoke marijuana before getting arrested
Marijuana Possession Enforcement is Down Dramatically Under President Obama by Keith Humphreys This is one of the most bizarre defenses of President Obama that I’ve ever seen. Humphreys’ basic thesis is that even though marijuana arrests have remained high during … Continue reading
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Christian Science Monitor not interested in legalization
… or freedom or democracy. Obama helps nip pot legalization in Latin America. How about in US? For all the political flak that President Obama is receiving for digital surveillance of Americans, he deserves some praise for protecting Americans on … Continue reading
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Quotable
“Solving unsolved crimes is a noble objective, but it occupies a lower place in the American pantheon of noble objectives than the protection of our people from suspicionless law-enforcement searches. The Fourth Amendment must prevail†– Justice Antonin Scalia, dissent … Continue reading
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The only argument against legalizing hemp is that law enforcement is too stupid to know the difference
Legal Hemp On The Ropes: Senate Effort Running Into Stiff Law Enforcement Opposition …. This is an open thread.
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Michele Leonhart institutionalizes perjury
In 2003, I wrote a feature on the then Drug Enforcement Administration Deputy Director nominee: DEA Bad Girl Michele Leonhart. In it, I talked about her horrendous lack of ethical standards in her work with super-snitch Andrew Chambers: When Michele … Continue reading
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The drug war is racist
Racial Bias in Marijuana Arrests is Worse Than You Thought In six states, plus the District of Columbia, blacks are over five times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites are. The national average? Black Americans are … Continue reading
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Open Thread
I’m on the road again. Hosting our annual community New York Theatre trip. This time, I have a record-breaking 95 people on this trip, seeing 6 shows as a group, and I’ll be conducting walking tours of the city as … Continue reading
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Legalize all drugs
Just in case anyone has forgotten, that is the position of Drug WarRant — legalize and regulate all drugs. Sometimes we end up talking a lot about marijuana, because it’s in the news so much now, but it’s good to … Continue reading
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