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Mexico's new drug laws

Supposedly, as part of a plan to reduce small-time drug sales, the Mexican government has decriminalized the possession of what they consider appropriate for personal use.

Letter to Barack Obama

This is the letter I've just mailed to our new president. As I've said before, I'm just one little voice, and each person reading this is just one little voice.

If you or someone you know lives in Arizona

The governor has asked for public input on how to solve the budget shortfall.

Well, the war on meth is going well . . .

Unfortunately, the decrease in meth use among Arizona's teens has been accompanied by an increase in the use of heroin.

Salvia -- gateway to . . . what?

Okay, I admit it. At the ripe old age of 55, overcome by curiosity, I decided to try salvia. Didn't care much for it; fortunately, the high only lasted about 15 minutes.

More death in Mexico

But this time it's the cops doing the killing.

And the snitch goes on, or, Save the chidren!

Nowhere is the evil of the drug war more evident than in the use of children as pawns.

Lock 'em up fever

Lock up the addicts; lock up the drunks;
Lock 'em all up til they're two to a bunk!
Put 'em in tents; make 'em sleep on the floor;
Lock 'em all up, and then lock up some more!
Lock up the dealers; take what they've got;

A poem

dedicated to victims of lifestyle police everywhere:

We'll ransack your home, tear your family apart;
Take your children away, and that's just a start.
We'll take or destroy everything you hold dear,