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Redefining the English Language to Fight the Drug War
[inline:scalesofjustice.jpg align=right]The tendency of the courts to trash our privacy rights in a pathetic attempt to prevent marijuana smoking is so routine that I seldom bother even to point it out anymore, but something about this case bugged me just enough to slap it around for a second.
New Anti-Drug Ad is Scary and Ironic
The Partnership at DrugFree.org has been putting out outrageous anti-drug propaganda for many years, but this latest spot takes us in a really strange direction…
Bill O'Reilly Shouts Dumb Stuff About the Drug War Again
I don't even want to know how many times I've written about the reckless idiocy of this man, but what am I supposed to do, ignore him? The arrogance on display here is so perfectly horrible, I'm afraid I just can’t look away.
Now They're Trying to Ban... Kratom? [FEATURE]
Kratom is a fairly innocuous organic substance that is useful in treating a number of conditions, but that doesn't mean people in power do
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Petitions Handed In
North Dakota could be voting on medical marijuana this fall. Initiative campaigners have handed in 150% of the signatures they need to qualify.
New Hemp Bill Introduced in US Senate
In a bipartisan effort, four US senators are cosponsoring a bill that would differentiate hemp from marijuana under the Controlled Substance Act.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It never stops, does it? Here's another seven bad apples. Chronicle story here.
Medical Marijuana Update
The end of dispensaries in LA looms, more threat letters in Colorado, and a medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota!?
Olympic Athlete's Expulsion for Marijuana Raises Questions
The expulsion of American Olympic judo competitor Nick Delpopolo from the Games after he tested positive for marijuana is raising questions
Arizona SWAT Team Kills Man in Drug Raid Shootout
A kick-the-door-down SWAT team drug raid was met with gunfire at a Phoenix house early Thursday.
Springfield (Missouri) Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative Certified
Springfield, Missouri, voters will have a chance to vote for marijuana decriminalization in November -- if the city council doesn't approve it first -- after an initiative there qualified Thurs
Police Kill Miami Man in Marijuana Grow House Shootout
A Miami man is dead after police said he opened fire on them as they investigated a possible marijuana grow house. Still no word if it actually was a marijuana grow house, though.
Bipartisan Bill to Fight Overdoses Filed in Congress
A couple of dozen House members have introduced a bill aimed at reducing the steadily climbing toll from drug overdoses, most of them from prescription
Medical Marijuana Update
What!? No DEA raids? Not this week, but the federal crackdown on dispensaries continues, and cities and localities in medical marijuana states continue to grapple with the issues around it.
Handcuffed Marijuana Offender Shot, Killed in Police Car
Police say a young Mississippi man shot himself while cuffed with his hands behind his back in the back sear of a police car with a gun they missed while searching him after arresting him for marij
Lebanon Hash Eradication Hits New Obstacle
Lebanon's annual effort to wipe out hashish production is having a particularly rocky time this year.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A crank-dealing sheriff cops a plea, an LA narc gets a case of sticky fingers, an Arkansas narc develops a fondness for dope, and a North Carolina parole officer gets caught forcing his parolees to
DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please
The Justice Department is signaling it wants a smaller federal prison population because we can't afford our mass incarceration binge anymore, but it doesn't want to talk about the drug war
Woman Walks After Prosecutorial Perfidy in Tucson [FEATURE]
Aurora Lopez-Avila is back home in Mexico.
Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Lawsuit Moving
Ten years after the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis filed a petition to remove marijuana from Schedule I and one year after the DEA rejected that petition, a federal appeals court is set to hea