War On Drugs

Someone calling himself Ogre has a small article about the recent vote in Denver to legalize marijuana. Since the vote doesn't change the laws of Colorado—just of the city of Denver—police will continue to arrest people under the Colorado controlled substance laws. The last paragraph sums up the absurdity of laws against drug possession pretty well: Why? Why … [Read more...] about The War on Plants

I thought I'd try to get away from Katrina blogging for a while, so I visited the MADD web site to see what those paternalistic weanies are up to. I turns out they're trying to cash in on the hurricane: Contribute to MADD's Katrina Fund and provide aid to MADD volunteers and staff whose lives have been changed forever by Hurricane Katrina—100% of proceeds will be sent … [Read more...] about Helping MADD Help MADD

About a decade ago, the high-school aged children of a friend of mine had a party at which they and their friends had some alcoholic drinks. My friend knew all about what her kids were up to. In fact, she hosted the party and served the alcohol herself. It seemed like a good idea. Kids that age can always get booze when they want to, but at least this way a responsible adult … [Read more...] about Prohibitionists At Work

John Tierney has a New York Times article about Richard Paey, sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for drug trafficking. Actually, the prosecutors in the case never proved that he was selling drugs. The law they used simply defines possession of an ounce or more of illegal drugs as trafficking. The police watched him for quite a while, but they … [Read more...] about The War on Drugs Claims Another Victim

The news media have been having fun reporting that Glynn Birch, the new national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is a man. That MADD would chose a president who has never been a mother doesn't surprise me a bit, but I'll get back to that later. Meanwhile, lets look at a few excerpts from MADD's press release about their new president. The first paragraph … [Read more...] about MADD Man