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Looking for Silver Linings 6 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
I freely admit that I was hoping for a Ron Paul victory in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night, but Matt Welch finds seven bright spots in Paul’s third place finish. Appropriately, I found number one to b...
Cannabis Prohibition Doesn’t Deter Cannabis Use 20 Dec 2011 | 08:35 pm
I have a new editorial in the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch arguing, among other things, that cannabis prohibition has been laughably ineffective at keeping people from using the substance: However, thes...
Copenhagen Considers Fighting Crime by Regulating Cannabis 8 Dec 2011 | 10:54 am
The city of Copenhagen has approved a proposal that, if given the okay from Denmark’s parliament, would allow the city to establish a legal system for distributing cannabis. Proponents of the idea arg...
Former Narcotics Officer Calls for an End to Cannabis Prohibition 3 Dec 2011 | 11:55 am
Neill Franklin, a former narcotics officer for Maryland State Police and Baltimore City Police Departments, and current executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), published a le...
The Opportunity Cost of Cannabis Prohibition 30 Nov 2011 | 09:56 am
In his latest column for the Huffington Post, Radley Balko details the saga of Jessica Shaver, a Chicago woman who experienced the distorted priorities caused by cannabis prohibition firsthand. In 201...
Former Brazilian President Calls for the Elimination of Criminal Penalties on Cannabis 28 Nov 2011 | 11:59 pm
Wall Street Journal reporter Mary Anastasia O’Grady interviewed former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso last week, and he explained to her why he believes ending the war on cannabis would...
Jaco Report Rejoinder 25 Nov 2011 | 03:14 pm
A couple weeks ago, I discussed our initiative to regulate marijuana in Missouri with Jason Grellner of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department on the Jaco Report. It was a pleasant conversation, but...
Corrupt Sheriff Blames Federal Forfeiture Dollars for Corruption 9 Nov 2011 | 07:17 pm
Former Nicholas County, Kentucky Sheriff Leonard Garrett, whom I have written about before here and here,has been sentenced for receiving money stolen from his county’s asset forfeiture fund. There’s ...
The Rest of the Story 9 Nov 2011 | 07:16 pm
I always feel validated when I see my opponents on the defensive, even if I’m not necessarily the one who put them there. So I couldn’t help experiencing a twinge of gratification when I read Lt. Chri...
Occupy Wall Street: An Addendum 4 Nov 2011 | 07:49 pm
I was extremely pleased to see my take on the original Occupy Wall Street protest posted online today, but I feel it may already be largely outdated. I wrote the piece in early October as an attempt t...
