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Anti-Drug Aid Delayed as Leahy Blocks Positive Report on Mexico’s Rights Record - washingtonpost.com

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:01:21 -0500

Anti-Drug Aid Delayed as Leahy Blocks Positive Report on Mexico’s Rights Record - washingtonpost.com:

It’s good to see someone in the senate will stand for human rights every once in a while:

The State Department intended to send the favorable report on Mexico’s human rights record to Congress in…

Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Hampshire House

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:40:12 -0500

Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Hampshire House:

The New Hampshire house has just passed a medical marijuana bill. Now it’s on to the Senate where passage looks promising. I’ve wanted to move to New Hampshire for a few years now, as part of the

Sorry for the long hiatus. I’m back!

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:42 -0500

Sorry for the long hiatus. I’m back!:

I’ve been so busy with my work and personal life I just have not had time to do much blogging. I’m still very active on my Twitter account, but I can always find time to write a 140 character…

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:12:37 -0600

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas:

I hope your holiday season is filled with peace, cheer, and smoke. Celebrate with friends and family. Share your greenery and Christmas cheer. Remember that they can cage our bodies but they can…

America’s Toughest Sheriff Can’t Keep Drugs Out of His Own Jail

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:01:55 -0600

America’s Toughest Sheriff Can’t Keep Drugs Out of His Own Jail:

Sheriff Joe Arpaio can’t keep drugs out of his own jail. Arpaio is the self proclaimed “Toughest Sheriff in America.” He makes his inmates sleep in tents and wear pink underwear while letting his…

Four Decades of Imprisonment for Medical Marijuana

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:56:53 -0600

Four Decades of Imprisonment for Medical Marijuana:

Two men will spend a combined 41 years in prison for providing medicine to the sick and dying. You would have to be a very disturbed individual to find this outcome “justice.” Two lives ruined and…

Can We Still Hope For Change?: Obama’s Marijuana Policy

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:45:04 -0600

Can We Still Hope For Change?: Obama’s Marijuana Policy:

Obama’s selection of Drug Warrior Joe Biden left me queasy about the future administration’s drug policy. Apparently I’m not the only one with concerns. Jacob Sullum writes:

The main danger with…

The People Choose Cannabis Freedom

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:33:54 -0600

The People Choose Cannabis Freedom:

American’s have spoken and they don’t think humans should be caged for marijuana. In fact the victories that cannabis law reform saw had higher margins of victory than Barack Obama.

Michigan’s…

The Invisible Hand Kept Me From Voting Today

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:25:29 -0600

The Invisible Hand Kept Me From Voting Today:

God has spoken to me, I think.

I was disenfranchised by broken Diebold machines today. The ballot was incomplete and left off the local referendums including the one that would bring Instant…

How American Foreign Policy Fuels Mexican Drug War Violence, Corruption

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:32:47 -0500

How American Foreign Policy Fuels Mexican Drug War Violence, Corruption:

The US must rethink its Latin American foreign policy, beginning with the drug war. Sponsoring a proxy war with drug cartels will only foster anti-American sentiment among the citizenry and the…

THE WAR ON POT IS A WAR ON YOUNG PEOPLE!

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:32:09 -0500

THE WAR ON POT IS A WAR ON YOUNG PEOPLE!:

Read this excerpt of the speech given by Paul Armentano at NORML’s 2008 Annual Conference:

Those who favor the continued prohibition of cannabis base their arguments on the false premise…

I’m enjoying this mellow, rainy day in Memphis.

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:20:29 -0500

I’m enjoying this mellow, rainy day in Memphis.

Whizzinator Witch Hunt - Paraphernalia Manufacturers Charged With Conspiracy

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:28:09 -0500

Whizzinator Witch Hunt - Paraphernalia Manufacturers Charged With Conspiracy:

The Whizzinator, despite the inaccurate description in the article below, is a prostetic penis used in conjunction with a synthetic urine that affords its user some personal privacy when…

Field Test Kits False Positive on Organic Products

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:43:25 -0500

Field Test Kits False Positive on Organic Products:

I have a friend that spent four days in jail in 1996 when a nutritional suplement tested positive for heroin. His attorney’s fees totalled nearly $10,000. All charges were dropped. The problem…

Obama’s Drug War - Politics as Usual

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:41:46 -0500

Obama’s Drug War - Politics as Usual:

Radley Balko has a great article up on Slate. Before you go pulling the lever for Obama, thinking he’ll bring change to drug policing think again. His selection of Drug Warrior Biden…

Marijuana Treats Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:14:37 -0500

Marijuana Treats Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):

The American Alliance for Medical Cannabis is debating medical marijuana on the Opposing Views forum. This is one of the rare places that drug warriors actually show up to debate. AAMC…

FDA Admits Prohibition Doesn’t Work

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:14:37 -0500

FDA Admits Prohibition Doesn’t Work:

The FDA has decided not to ban pediatric OTC cold and cough medicine, even though it has been shown to be ineffective and even dangerous to our children. One of the major objections to the ban is a…

The Drug War Claims Another Victim - Blogger Mona

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:11:08 -0500

The Drug War Claims Another Victim - Blogger Mona:

Blogger Mona at the Art of the Possible blog tells her story:

Some three months ago a nest of violent drug dealers moved in right next door to me (I’ve seen a gun at least once, and violent…

A Drug War Question for Joe Biden

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:50:16 -0500

A Drug War Question for Joe Biden:

The Agitator, Radley Balko poses the following question for Senator Biden.

Senator Biden, you’ve been one of the Senate’s most ardent drug warriors. You helped create the office of “drug czar”;…

Ron White Speaks Out About Medical Marijuana Arrest - 4 Part Interview

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:37:09 -0500

Ron White Speaks Out About Medical Marijuana Arrest - 4 Part Interview:

Ron White was interviewed by Rock 100.5 in Atlanta on his arrest for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Ron isn’t contrite about what happened. In the four part interview he…