Drug War Chronicle

Another crooked judge, another dirty border guard, more problems for Philly's narcs, and a guilty plea in Detroit.

Support for marijuana legalization has gone over the 50% mark in California for the first time, according to a new poll. It comes as the California Assembly ponders a legalization bill, and the poll itself hints that a legalization/tax and regulate initiative may be coming down the pike.

We really get tired of writing the same old story about record prison and jail populations every year, but it's that time again.

Michigan voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in November. This week, it took effect.

"Cool Madness" is a riveting account of the federal trial California medical marijuana patient and provider Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband, Dale Schafer. If you believe federal medical marijuana trials have anything to do with justice or fairness after reading her account, I have some bridges you might be interested in.

By some measures, drug courts are a success. They reduce recidivism and drive down criminal justice system costs, most observers agree. But when it comes to whether they are a desirable response to drug use, that's a different story.

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