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Anti-Pot Legislator in Trouble for Faking Illness to Get Medical Marijuana Card
Opponents of drug policy reform like to portray themselves as defenders of law and order, and yet you can't always count on them to obey the law themselves.
Will Obama Discuss Drug Legalization on Thursday?
Well, he sure as hell didn't go there during the State of the Union, but the President will have a good opportunity to comment on the drug war this Thursday when he takes questions from the public in a live interview on YouTube. If he's classy enough to answer the question that got the most votes, then we'll soon find out what he has to say about this:
More FOX Coverage of Botched Drug Raid Killings
Radley Balko was on Freedom Watch last night for the second time this month, discussing the SWAT killing of Todd Blair that went viral last week.
Another Chance to Ask Obama About Legalization
[inline:obama.png align=right]President Obama will be doing a live interview on YouTube this Thursday and, yet again, he wants us to vote on which questions we want answered. I've lost count of how many online voting contests we've been through at this point, but it's a pretty safe bet that questions related to legalizing marijuana and ending the drug war will get the most votes. That's what always happens with these things and if you just sort the page by popularity, you'll see it's about to happen again.
DEA Report Expresses Profound Hatred of Marijuana and Activism
[inline:plantpic.png align=right]Everyone's talking about this DEA report from the summer that failed to make the rounds until now, probably because they didn't exactly send us our own autographed copies. It's called DEA Position on Marijuana, and as you'd guess from the title, it's as heavy a dose of hysterical anti-pot propaganda as anyone could ever cram into 50 pages.
If You Thought Fake Marijuana Was Crazy, Here Comes Fake Cocaine
As DEA works to drive synthetic marijuana products like Spice and K2 off the shelves, a new legal drug menace is already taking its place.
Brutal Drug Raid Killing Caught on Video
The drug czar has gone to great rhetorical lengths to convince the American people that our drug policy isn’t a war any longer, but you don't have to look very hard to see the violence that still erupts daily, not only in Mexico, but right here in our own communities. If you can handle it, I'd like you to take a look at just one example of the incredible violence police use when enforcing our drug laws.
Supreme Court Debates Warrantless Entry When Police Smell Marijuana
[inline:scaleofjustice2.png align=right]Recent Supreme Court decisions regarding search and seizure haven't exactly signaled an unyielding reverence for our 4th Amendment rights, so I shudder to think how the Court will rule on this:
John Stossel Debates Drug Legalization with Ann Coulter
I enjoyed watching this, although what we get from Ann Coulter here is pretty much what you'd expect from your average kneejerk drug-hating authoritarian. Though obnoxious at times, keep in mind that you're watching a perfectly civil conversation about legalizing drugs on a FOX program. That's awesome.
Meet the Man Who Gets His Marijuana Directly from the Federal Government
[inline:irv2.png align=right]Miami Herald has a great profile of Irv Rosenfeld, one of four medical marijuana patients who still receive a monthly supply from the federal government. Yeah, you read that right. He gets a tin full of joints sent to him in the mail each month by the U.S. government. Irv's story has received some good coverage in the past, and you can bet that he'll continue making noise until everyone knows the truth.
Idiot Blames Marijuana for the Tucson Shootings
As the nation mourned this weekend's tragedy in Arizona, David Frum took the opportunity to pen an early contender for dumbest blog post of the year with this shameful suggestion that the killer's actions may have resulted from marijuana use.
FOX Covers Latest Botched Drug Raid Killing
Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano is on point yet again with this coverage of the recent killing of grandfather Eurie Stamps.
If You Think a Border Wall Can Stop Drugs, You're So Wrong
One of the dumbest opinions you can have in the debate over drug policy is the idea that tougher borders can help stop the flow of drugs. If that's your best plan for making the drug cartels go away, I'd love to know what you have to say about this:
Montel Williams's Pot Pipe Bust Shows That Patients are Still Targeted in the War on Marijuana
[inline:wheelchair.png align=right]In case Montel Williams wasn't already sufficiently pissed off about the government's war on his medicine, yesterday's incident is sure to push him over the edge.
Remember That DEA Agent Who Shot Himself in the Foot?
Apparently, he tried and failed to sue the DEA for leaking the video. I'm sorry sir, but there was no way on earth this ridiculous clip wasn't going to go public.
Pat Robertson Clarifies Position on Marijuana Laws
A day after delighting the reform movement and presumably causing drug warriors nationwide to spit coffee on their keyboards, the Christian Broadcasting Network would like to clarify Pat Robertson's remarks. I received this email today.
Pat Robertson Says Legalize Marijuana
Here's an early Christmas gift from one of the last people you thought was going to take a stand for drug law reform:
Drug War Defenders Beg Obama to Help Prevent Pot Legalization
[inline:plantpic.png align=right]This Christian Science Monitor editorial positively reeks of desperation. You've got to give the prohibitionists at CSM some credit for seeing the writing on the wall, but their silver-bullet strategy for beating back the movement for marijuana legalization is a little less than intimidating:
Angry Jurors Refuse to Convict in Marijuana Case
[inline:scaleofjustice2.png align=right]As Americans grow increasingly disgusted by the waste and injustice of the War on Drugs, it seems inevitable that we'll reach a point at which the public no longer accepts the embarrassing excesses of prohibition. That's exactly what just happened in Montana, and it's a story that ought to terrify the drug war establishment.
LA Times Smacks Down Drug Czar's Anti-Pot Propaganda
[inline:calileaf.jpg align=right]I haven't always been impressed by the Los Angeles Times' coverage of marijuana policy, but I've got to give credit when it's due. This editorial properly devastates the drug czar's recent claim that medical marijuana advocacy has led to increased use among teens.