Article about the brutal and incompetent war on drugs, via the Agitator:
By then, Troy Davis had come out with a gun to defend his home (at least according to cops at the scene — Davis’ family isn’t so sure). The SWAT team put a bullet in his chest, and another in his stomach. He [...]

Found this over at The Agitator regarding the “Kids Helping Kids” program:
Just four of these apparently means your kid’s probably into the drugs, and a likely enrollee in the program:
Has your child….
seemed depressed
become rebellious and defiant
had trouble with the law
had a bad attitude
avoided you upon arriving home
become increasingly isolated
had a drop in grades
required extra sleep
dropped [...]

Tray Caliva, “a right wing, gun-toting, anti-abortion, racist, woman hatin’ ultra-conservative,” and columnist over at the Daily Toreador wants America to win the war on drugs. Step #1? Legalize marijuana!
Enforcement of laws prohibiting marijuana cost American taxpayers an estimated $4 billion in 2004. Yet, frequently conducted studies from numerous sources indicate that marijuana [...]

Fresh from Drug War Rant:
Militarizing Mayberry at The Agitator. Standard knock-down-the-door-slam-the-residents-to-the-floor-and-cuff-them drug warrior approach for 2.5 grams of marijuana. And sure, ignore the fact that the woman is having a heart attack. When it comes to busting marijuana, who cares about human life, anyway? The woman survived and is suing.
Police refused to give her [...]

Well, of course it is. You’re looking for a plant from a helicopter. The article makes the hunt for marijuana gardens seem like a Jackie Chan movie, but of course it doesn’t mention the millions of dollars such an endeavor requires: the salaries of “special agents” not to mention the use of choppers [...]

Two more dead in Acapulco, reports the LA Times, bringing the number of “narco-violence” deaths to 200. Police officer Raymundo Leyva was shot 11 times during the gang-like battle.
“I thought after the first funerals that would be it, but there’s been so many more,” said Alberto Lopez Rosas, Acapulco’s mayor.
Nine police [...]

Two were arrested on Wednesday for the farming of a hyper-potent, and extremely valuable strain of cannabis.
Two people were in custody Wednesday after officers from the Agriplex Drug Task Force raided a home in the 2500 block of Washington Avenue in Waco and seized about 65 marijuana plants that were growing in sophisticated hydroponics [...]

In a symbolic move, the city of Denver, CO today voted to make the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana unpunishable by the law. The downside is, it’s still illegal in Colorado, and thus users will still be prosecuted. Here’s a question: if every city in CO voted to legalize marijuana [...]