U.S Congressman Barney Frank wants to abolish federal laws prohibiting the possession of marijuana up to 100 grams, according to CNN.
Representative Frank equates responsible pot smokers with responsible drinkers and argues that the “vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business.”
The proposal is co-sponsored by conservative Republican representative and former [...]

The DEA’s sketchy attempts to rally against the Colorado marijuana bill that, if passed, would legalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, now include active fund raising, according to a story in the Boulder Weekly (accessible here). This move seems to be a response to the charge that the DEA is using [...]

A great article from the Anchorage Daily News points out the fatal flaw in the reasoning of the prosecuters in the now famous “Bong Hits for Jesus” case. For those who don’t know the story, it goes something like this:
A few years back, when the Olympic Torch Ceremony was passing through Juneau, then [...]

A real, impossible to ignore counterexample to the claim that the legalization of marjiuana would result in nation of useless stoners is easily found in Dutch society. American policymakers could treat the Netherlands as one big scientific social experiment, complete with tons of useful data, and realize that the prohibiting drugs has almost no [...]

The DEA has responded to the marijuana initiative that will be present on this November’s Colorado state ballot (see here) by raising upwards of $10,000 and looking for a political campaign manager assist in its efforts to defeat the bill.
So much for the executive branch of government not involving itself in legislative affairs (the [...]

An article written by the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs (referenced and summarized here, at The Volokh Conspiracy.com ) traces Hezbollah’s possession of night vision equipment back to Iran’s efforts to support the UN Drug Control Program. Apparently, Iran bought the equipment from the United Kingdom in order to combat heroin smuggling around [...]

Based upon an independent evaluation conducted by Westat Inc., congressional auditors at the Government Accountability Office recommended a reduction in funding for the government’s $1.2 billion anti-drug ad campaign. According to Westat, findings show that the anti-marijuana ads in particular had no “significant favorable effects” in deterring marijuana use in teens.
John Walters [...]

“At least the debate over the Iraq catastrophe goes on. The same can’t be said about that other futility warped by official lies, public indifference and $40 billion a year in wasted taxpayer dollars — the war on drugs.”–from When Admitting Failure is Forbidden, by Pierre Tristam.
This line sums up Tristam’s captivating article (which [...]

A report from LeftyGreen.com has brought a sneaky voter registration ploy by the Republican party to Legalize.org’s attention. Apparently, a booth has been set up in Fresno, CA that supposedly offers passers-by the opportunity to sign a petition aimed at legalizing marijuana. The anti-prohibition message is just a front, however, as petition-signers are [...]

A discussion about the medicinal uses of marijuana has been scheduled for next month in the New Jersey state senate. This discussion is the first step towards an official legislative hearing regarding the possibililty of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes, something which has never happened in New Jersey.
Of course, the Assistant Prosecutor from Ocean [...]