The war on guns (June 29, 2004)
"Most people around this issue with even an inkling of respect for the Second Amendment already know these facts. Outlaw guns, goes the saying, and only outlaws will have guns. What many do not realize, however, is that the war on crime used as the pretext for banning guns results directly from the war on drugs."

British Biotech Firm Encouraged by Addiction Vaccine Results (June 29, 2004)
"The British biotechnology firm Xenova is so encouraged by research on a new vaccine for cocaine addiction that the company is now working on developing vaccines for heroin and ecstasy, the Times of London reported June 15."

Justices uphold religious peyote use (June 28, 2004)
"The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday ensured that Utah members of the Native American Church, regardless of their race, cannot be prosecuted for using peyote as part of their religion."

Blessing Marijuana For Mercy's Sake (June 28, 2004)
"Support for Permitting Medical Use Is Growing Among Major Religious Denominations." Best of all, according to this article, "'The surprising thing, it was almost unanimous,' [Rev. Cynthia Abrams, director of alcohol, tobacco and drug programming for the United Methodists' General Board of Church and Society] said of the vote," to support an end to the War on medical marijuana users.

Extra-high cannabis theory goes up in smoke (June 28, 2004)
More proof positive that one of the leading lies of prohibitionists, that pot today is so much stronger than years ago (i.e.: 'this ain't your daddy's pot), is flat out wrong.

Court: Warrant needed for drug-sniffing dog on private property (June 28, 2004)
"A trained Broward Sheriff's Office dog cannot sniff out drugs on private property without a warrant, an appeals court ruled."

Policing the police bent on making a buck (June 26, 2004)
"Catching crooked cops is no easy task. Just ask at the Ombudsman's Office, where a small team of investigators has been fighting the war against police corruption with varying degrees of success for more than a decade."

Legendary Jamaican drugs café is closed (June 26, 2004)
Brixton closes down the most raided drug den in London.

“Attack the Wrongheaded Drug Policies” (June 26, 2004)
"I got into drug policy because of my belief that, short of protecting me and my property from unwanted harm caused by others, I believe that government has no business and no right being involved in my life, or in the lives of my countrymen, or in the lives of people in any other country."

Education, prevention crucial to drug control (June 26, 2004)
China, which beheads druggies every year in a big show-execution, is calling for yet more all out war.

Chen: war on drugs is paying off (June 26, 2004)
Taiwan is claiming they're winning the WOSDU.

Mandatory Madness (June 26, 2004)
"Richard Paey is the latest poster boy for advocates of chronic pain patients, who say that this legion of silent sufferers -- from nine to 17 percent of adult Americans, according to studies -- face an ongoing culture clash with the War on Drugs."

UN Report: Cannabis Users Increasing (June 26, 2004)
"The spread of narcotics abuse appears to be slowing, but the world's favorite drug, cannabis, is attracting more users, the United Nations reported."

UN Worried About Illegal Drugs Cultivation In Afghanistan (June 26, 2004)
"The report says global production of opium remains steady, but is becoming increasingly concentrated in Afghanistan. The annual UN report shows that Afghanistan is now producing 75% of the world's illegal supplies of opium."

When Faith and Duty Collide (June 26, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
This cop deserves a medal, not a hearing.

Attack on journalist may be cartel's work, Mexican officials say (June 25, 2004)
"Mexican authorities are investigating links between suspected drug cartel associates arrested after a Wednesday-night shootout and Tuesday's slaying of a Tijuana journalist, who was buried Thursday."

play Goes to Pot (June 25, 2004)
"play Goes to Pot is an hour-long special hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, airing June 25th at 11:30pm on CBC TV and on Newsworld June 26th at 7pm ET followed by an hour-long Pot phone-in show live with Jian Ghomeshi."

Judge Suspected of Masturbating in Court (June 25, 2004)
"An Oklahoma state judge frequently masturbated and used a device for enhancing erections while his court was in session, charges a petition by the state's attorney general seeking his removal."

Drug and Sex Offenders Face Restrictions on Public Housing (June 25, 2004-Free NYTimes registration)
"The Bloomberg administration plans several measures to crack down on convicted sex offenders and drug dealers who live in or visit New York City housing projects, where a disproportionate percentage of crimes in the city are committed, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said yesterday." Or it could be that the NYPD puts more officers on the streets of low-income neighborhoods, thereby catching more druggies there. How many white people do we see slinging drugs on street corner in the West Village? Not many, mainly because they sling their drugs from their apartments.

Los Angeles Moves to Ease Tensions After Tape Captures Police Beating of Black Suspect (June 25, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
"In a tape shown repeatedly on television, Mr. Miller is seen sprinting from the car and then stopping to raise his arms in surrender and crouching on the ground; at that point the officers can be seen leaping on him."

Thank You Michael Moore (June 25, 2004)
"With a single stroke, Michael Moore has undone three years of poor, slanted, biased, factually bereft, compromised television journalism. This, in the end, is the final greatness of 'Fahrenheit 9/11.'"

Amazing Results from Texas (June 25, 2004)
"In Texas, the Texas State Democratic Party has included in its platform the Department of Peace."

Sen. Leahy Says Cheney Cursed at Him (June 25, 2004)
"Vice President Cheney cursed at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy during a confrontation on the Senate floor while members were having their annual group picture taken earlier this week, Leahy and Senate sources said Thursday."

An illegal cash crop sustains local farmers and a 40-year-old guerrilla movement in southern Colombia (June 25, 2004)
National Geographic takes a look South of the border.

Sibel Edmonds sues Ashcroft again for actions tied to 9-11 evidence (June 24, 2004)
"FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds sues Ashcroft and DOJ for the second time, asserting that re-classification of her 9-11 allegations was illegal and unconstitutional."

Judge censures federal sentencing guidelines (June 23, 2004)
"In a series of drug cases, US District Judge William Young said the sentencing guidelines put too much power in the hands of prosecutors and give judges too little discretion in sentencing."

An Apology From Al-Qaida (June 23, 2004)
"George Bush apologized for all the abuses, tortures, rapes and murders in Abu-Ghraib and then expected the Islamic world to forgive it. Imagine if the Al-Qaida leadership issued an apology for the execution of Paul Johnson and then went on to explain that the perpetrators acted on their own initiatives. They lacked training and were not aware of the rules of the Geneva Convention."

Summer means drugs (June 21, 2004)
"Summer's almost here and that means teens will have more time on their hands to pick up bad habits -- such as smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol, a new federal survey says."

Tour de Truth on drugs (June 21, 2004)
"In a French-language book titled L.A. Confidential, the Secrets of Lance Armstrong, David Walsh and Pierre Ballester lay out accusations that Mr. Armstrong has achieved his cycling greatness through the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Mr. Armstrong says he will sue the authors for libel."

GC board wants to be more tolerant (June 21, 2004)
"Flipping a couple of pages into a student handbook, students and parents learn right away that the Goose Creek school board has zero tolerance for weapons, illegal drugs and violence. But if students express violence in the form of self-defense, they may find themselves tolerated next year."

Man dies after swallowing illegal drugs (June 21, 2004)
This guy died after eating his drugs, trying to hide them from raiding police.

Betrayal on the Mexican Border (June 21, 2004)
"Former Army Commandos Joined Drug Dealers to Form Violent Zetas Gang."

War on Drugs Won't Be Won With Handout (June 20, 2004)
"The gangstas, drug dealers and users being killed every week on the streets of Cincinnati are the brothers, sons, fathers and children of Cincinnati families. When will those families turn their righteous anger against the drug culture? When will the churches join in a holy war on drugs and drug violence?" Better, when will they turn their "righteous anger" on the prohibitionists and the insane politicies they foment?

Dogs may join the war on drugs (June 20, 2004)
"As expulsions rise, district takes steps that would begin canine searches in schools."

War on drugs fought on political terrain (June 20, 2004)
"Although consensus seems to exist between the government and the Opposition over proposed amendments to Malta’s drug laws, the reform itself appears destined for further political controversy."

Double dealing in war on drugs (June 20, 2004)
"The whole raison d’être of the FBN was to criminalise addicts, and throughout his career Anslinger campaigned against all attempts to treat drugs as a medical or social problem."

This Won't Hurt Much (June 20, 2004)
"Mr Rumsfeld's memo goes on: 'a defendant' (by which he means a concerned parent) 'is guilty of torture only if he acts with the express purpose of inflicting severe pain or suffering on a person within his control'. Couldn't be clearer. If your intention is to extract information, you cannot be accused of torture."

Intelligence: The Pentagon-Spying in America? (June 19, 2004)
"Without any public hearing or debate, NEWSWEEK has learned, Defense officials recently slipped a provision into a bill before Congress that could vastly expand the Pentagon's ability to gather intelligence inside the United States, including recruiting citizens as informants."

Federal Judge Whitman Knapp Dead at 95 -- Exposed Police Corruption, Opposed Drug War Excess (June 18, 2004)
"US Senior District Court Judge Whitman Knapp died Monday at age 95 in Manhattan, where he resided. While Knapp is most widely known for leading a two-year investigation into New York City police corruption in the early 1970s, he also made a mark as a jurist fed up with drug war excess by refusing to hear drug cases after 1993."

Swiss Parliament Rejects Marijuana Legalization (June 18, 2004)
"The Swiss House of Representatives Tuesday rejected a bill that would have amended the country's drug laws to allow for the legal personal use and production of marijuana and some domestic sales of the weed. By a vote of 102-92, the House for the second time rejected the proposal, which has twice been approved by the Swiss Senate."

Editorial: Which Cops Would You Pick for Your Town? (June 18, 2004)
"One of the strange aspects of the drug debate in America is the disconnect between the people at large and those involved in legislating or executing the war on drugs."

U.S. appeals court reviews first medical pot conviction (June 17, 2004)
"A federal appeals court that has slapped restraints on the government's campaign against medical marijuana grappled Wednesday with its first criminal case on the issue, a Chico man's conviction and 10-year sentence for growing pot for himself and other patients."

Manhattan District Attorney joins Montel Williams in support of medical use of marijuana (June 17, 2004)
"[Robert] Morgenthau said he supports a marijuana legalization bill in the state Legislature. He said he came to support medicinal marijuana after doing research and talking to his daughter, a physician who specializes in treating drug abusers."

The War on Colombia's "Drugs and Thugs" Will Be Focus of Government Reform Hearing (June 17, 2004)
"Witnesses to include FARC Defector; Top U.S. and Colombian Officials."

The Stars Come Out (June 16, 2004)
"Some claim that smoking pot was all right in the 1970s, but believe that marijuana is much stronger now, a 'fact' not backed up by the government's own studies. Nothing has changed about pot in the last 30 years but the political climate. And it looks like that's changing again."

Hunter S. Thompson, George W. Bush and the Free Republic (June 16, 2004)
"Just how drug addled and out of touch is Hunter S. Thompson? Sifting through past columns, it’s easy to see why Freepers don’t care for him. Far from being incoherent and wrong, he’s often quite lucid and right."

Bush Outlines Intiatives to Help Afghanistan (June 16, 2004)
"One of the biggest problems facing Afghanistan's first elected post-Taliban government will be the country's illicit cultivation of opium poppies, which satisfied almost three-fourths of the world's opium demand last year. The trade, 20 times that during the Taliban's last year, brought in $2.3 billion, more than half Afghanistan's gross domestic product. Experts expect plantings to be bigger this year to a record level."

Tout Torture, Get Promoted (June 16, 2004)
To anyone who has fought or simply been targeted by prohibitionist thugs in the War on Some Drugs and Users, this whole "torture is a-ok" thing on the part of Bush administration officials and military/intelligence types, and that by promoting torture one can get promoted to a lifetime position of judgeshiphood, should not sound unfamiliar nor surprising whatsoever.

Waxman Presses Halliburton Probe (June 16, 2004)
While US potheads and other druggies are arrested and sent off to jails every day, Dick Cheney and his "former" company Halliburton show how to really commit real, lucrative crime and get away with it too.

OAKLAND City withholds permits from cannabis clubs (June 16, 2004)
"Ordinance dooms thriving businesses in Oaksterdam area."

Fired DFCS official: Drugs ditched to help teen (June 15, 2004)
"Before she was fired, the Clarke County child welfare director twice instructed workers to flush marijuana down a toilet to spare a teenager from criminal charges."

Italian faces death for drugs (June 15, 2004)
"Prosecutors in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Monday demanded that an Italian be sentenced to death for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine."

Foxboro search turns up no drugs (June 15, 2004)
Yet another example of prohibitionists running amok over the rights of kids, this police officer is taking the position that the lack of drugs found in the school sweep is a great thing, rather than a sign he and his ilk are out of their mind for subjecting students to dogs and intrusive search tactics that are entirely un-American-or should be at any rate.

How cocaine vaccine blocks the high (June 15, 2004)
"The idea behind a cocaine vaccine is simple: trick the body into thinking the drug is a threatening disease. If a vaccinated person then takes the drug, their immune system will mop it up before it gets into the brain and its effects take hold. In theory, at least, the hit from the drug never arrives."

Travesty of Justice (June 15, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
"No question: John Ashcroft is the worst attorney general in history."

Democrat says Cheney's staff involved from start in Halliburton contract (June 15, 2004)
With this sort of out in the open white collar crime on-going in the highest positions of our government, it's a wonder that our police find time to wage war on citizens for their choice in inebriants. "Vice President Dick Cheney's staff was involved from the very start of the decision-making process that ended with Houston's Halliburton Co. being awarded a multibillion-dollar contract to perform work in Iraq, a key Democratic lawmaker said Sunday."

Powell: No One ‘Cooked The Books’ (June 14, 2004)
Considering how many times the feds have cooked the books as regards the domestic War on Some Drugs and Users, it is not surprising nor believable in the slightest little bit that this latest example of "non"-book cooking was a "mistake."

More Patients Using Medical Marijuana Than Thought (June 14, 2004)
"Despite limited evidence of marijuana's medicinal value, it's being used by many people with multiple sclerosis and epilepsy who believe the drug is an effective treatment, say two Canadian studies in the June 8 issue of Neurology."

The Terror Hour (June 14, 2004)
"It is illegal in the US to defend terrorist actions on TV. The promotion of the assassination of another nation's leader is also illegal under the US Neutrality Act. Nonetheless, commented round table participants, these men were able to openly sit in a studio dressed for war and happily discuss the different armaments they were using to train paramilitaries to attack Cuba, and get away with it. There couldn't be better proof of the US government's complicity with such would-be terrorists."

Interrogation abuses were 'approved at highest levels' (June 14, 2004)
"Scott Silliman, a former US air force lawyer and the director of the Centre for Law Ethics and National Security at Duke University, said: 'What you have is a culture of avoidance of law rather than compliance with it.'"

My Name Is the Big Book. My Future Is Open (June 14, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
"Wilson later wrote an account of their philosophy — that only an alcoholic could help another alcoholic quit drinking — and the lives of other alcoholics that is referred to as the Big Book, the movement's bible."

A War in America (June 13, 2004)
"Of course, when we live in a culture that puts people in iron cages for ingesting and distributing unapproved substances for longer periods of time than people who rape and murder others, it’s hard to look at any other government policy and have difficulty understanding its contradictions. It’s a world gone mad, after all."

This Made Ashcroft Gag (June 13, 2004)
"Details of a Florida drug case may well shed light on the claims of an FBI translator who says the agency covered up evidence warning of the 9-11 attack."

State Dept. Quashed 9/11 Links To Global Drug Trade -FBI Whistleblower (June 13, 2004)
"Even as a judge prepares to permanently silence her, a former FBI translator of intelligence has implicated the US State Department in quashing investigations which had linked the 9/11 terrorist network to a global drug trafficking ring."

Psychedelica Victoriana (June 13, 2004)
"'Magic' mushrooms have long been associated with legends of fairies and fantastic literature. But was there a real link to the use of psycho-active fungi? Mike Jay blows the dust off the bookshelves and finds out for us."

The Reagan-Era Drug War Legacy (June 11, 2004)
"When it comes to Reagan's legacy in drug policy – the drug war, of which he played a major though not lone role in escalating to an unprecedented level – even staunch Reagan enthusiasts are less likely to brag about it than other issues he impacted."

It's OK to smoke dope, England fans told (June 11, 2004)
"Portuguese police officers will turn a blind eye to England supporters who openly smoke cannabis during Euro 2004, having decided that a stoned crowd is easier to control than a drunk one."

The Surprising Truth About Addiction (June 11, 2004)
"Summary: More people quit addictions than maintain them, and they do so on their own. That's not to say it happens overnight. People succeed when they recognize that the addiction interferes with something they value—and when they develop the confidence that they can change."

Scientology link to public schools (June 10, 2004)
"As early as the third grade, students in S.F. and elsewhere are subtly introduced to church's concepts via anti-drug teachings."

Legalize and tax pot, says Fraser Institute study (June 10, 2004)
"A report sponsored by the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute says marijuana should be legalized – generating billions of dollars in tax revenues." Also pointed out is the removal of the illegal trade from the hands of criminals were Canada to legalize marijuana.

The Explosion of the 9-11 Truth Movement -- U.S. Media's Dirty Little Secret (June 10, 2004)
"A mass movement and a mountain of disturbing evidence has been growing beneath the radar of U.S. media. The U.S. media (including alternative media) has done an extraordinarily superhuman job of 'hearing' 'seeing' and 'speaking no evil.' However many researchers, ordinary citizens, and journalists began to smell something rotten . . . not in Denmark . . . but rather, right here in the good ol' US of A."

Bush's 2004 Scandals for Dummies (June 9, 2004)
"At this point, Bush/Cheney/Rove care about one thing and one thing only: staying in power. If they get kicked out of the White House in November, they can't complete their agenda of police-state powers at home, and controlling the world situation abroad."

Sexual Humiliation is the Norm in Military Prisons (June 9, 2004)
Apparently, to many people, dropping bombs and using other military gear on people before and after they get arrested isn't as upsetting or disturbing as torturing them in all sorts of creative ways after our troops occupying their country have arrested and imprisoned them.

Pentagon Report Set Framework For Use of Torture (June 9, 2004)
"The law says torture can be caused by administering or threatening to administer 'mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the sense of personality.' The Bush lawyers advised, though, that it 'does not preclude any and all use of drugs' and 'disruption of the senses or personality alone is insufficient' to be illegal."

Putin calls for struggle against Afghanistan drug traffic (June 9, 2004)
"He said numbers of drug plantations and heroin production had increased, as well as the smuggling of heroin into Russia."

Pentagon has lost track of exported missiles (June 8, 2004)
"A still-secret congressional report detailing the Pentagon's inability to account for all of its Stinger shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles is causing consternation on Capitol Hill and raises the specter of terrorists using U.S.-made missiles to shoot down U.S. military or civilian airplanes."

Iran-Contra affair dogged Reagan (June 8, 2004)
With the latest love-fest for a corrupt, treasonous dead President is going on, it's important to remember the little details, like how "A secret arms sale to Iran developed into the biggest scandal of Ronald Reagan's presidency -- and it continued to unfold, even after he left office." As David Corn put it in 1998 when Washington DC renamed its international airport after Ronald Reagan, there were at least 66 unflattering things to remember about Reagan, including, "colluding with Guatemalan thugs, pardons for F.B.I. lawbreakers...getting cozy with Argentine fascist generals...assassination manuals...Drug tests..." and many more.

The Dysfunctional Anti-Drug Agencies (June 7, 2004)
"Documents show a pattern of corruption cover-ups at DEA and Customs."

Lost In Translation (June 7, 2004)
"Special agent John Roberts, a chief of the FBI's Internal Affairs Department, agrees. And while he is not permitted to discuss the Edmonds case, for the last 10 years he has been investigating misconduct by FBI employees. He says he is outraged by how little is ever done about it."

Cheney Reportedly Interviewed in Leak of C.I.A. Officer's Name (June 7, 2004)
Could the Vice-President of the United States really be so small minded as to have assisted in some way in leaking the name of a deep-cover CIA agent involved in tracking weapons of mass destruction, just to get back at someone who angered them? It's a scary thought. It's not "clear" if Cheney is a target of the federal probe into the leak, but this makes it clear he's thought to possibly know more than he and other Bush administration officials have previously admitted knowing.

Beating Specialist Baker (June 5, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
"If the U.S. military treats one of its own soldiers this way — allowing him to be battered, and lying to cover it up — then imagine what happens to Afghans and Iraqis." Not to mention the victims of the US War on Some Drugs and Users.

Lockyer Suit to Accuse Enron of Manipulating State Power Market (June 5, 2004)
"California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer intends to file a lawsuit accusing energy trader Enron Corp. of manipulating the state's electricity market during the 2000-01 energy crisis, his office said Wednesday."

Mole in Our Midst (June 5, 2004)
"The truth, hard as it is to accept, is that Bush is an Iranian agent. Admittedly this theory suffers from a lack of direct empirical evidence. Nevertheless, by presenting this single bold conjecture, we can explain everything in a neat, tidy package. By Occam's razor, then, the theory must be accepted. Hear me out."

Why Did U.S. Hire These 4 Guys? (June 5, 2004)
"Four former state prison officials hired by the Justice Department to help set up Iraq's prison system have backgrounds that should have precluded them from the private contracting jobs, a senator said Wednesday."

Hempfest can go on, judge rules (June 5, 2004)
"Hempfest, an annual pro-marijuana event at Ohio State University, will go on this weekend as planned, a judge ruled Friday."

Drug Up Your Teen Today! (June 4, 2004)
Incredibly, this latest study is alleging that drugging kids with Prozac and the like is actually better in treating their "depression" than any talking by parents is.

Judge: Ad Restrictions Unconstitutional (June 3, 2004)
"A judge said Wednesday that a federal law aimed at restricting the display of paid, pro-marijuana ads in buses and subway stations is unconstitutional, improperly infringing on free speech rights."

Bush Seeks Lawyer in Probe Over CIA Leak (June 3, 2004)
"President Bush has sought a lawyer to represent him in the criminal probe into who was responsible for a leak that was seen as retaliation against a critic of the Iraq war, the White House said on Wednesday."

Paul McCartney got no thrill from heroin (June 3, 2004)
"Paul McCartney says he got no thrill from heroin, but found cocaine more to his liking for a time."

Sex and Drugs and the UN (June 1, 2004)
"Three United Nations fieldworkers are publishing details of sex, drugs and corruption inside U.N. missions - despite an attempt by the world body to block their book."

Developing Andean War: corporate investment & government double-dealing (June 1, 2004)
Drug prohibition, corruption and war profiteering go hand in hand. "... while in Iraq the war was originally justified as part of the 'war on terrorism', the Andean war is also dressed up as part of the 'war on drugs'. It is worth noting the Andean war's relationship with big business and dubious international finance."

Study: many prisoner prefer prison over other sanctions (June 1, 2004)
"Robert Sigler, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama, said repeat offenders and career criminals who have had a taste of prison and alternative sanctions often see prison as a less restrictive environment. Even probation or parole are not as popular for experienced inmates because of the heavy supervision they experience over their private lives."

Pols try to 'out-tough' each other as crimefighters (June 1, 2004)
Brainless pols who do nothing but make matters worse by promoting prohibition are featured here.

THAI-BURMA TALKS: Fence off drug mules, govt urges (June 1, 2004)
"Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will discuss with his Burmese counterpart Thailand's plan to build fences along the border in a bid to curb smuggling of illegal drugs into the country, Jakrapob Penkair, government spokesman, said yesterday."

Defiant after 40 years of drug war (June 1, 2004)
FARC guerillas tell the US to stick their War on Some Drugs and Users where the sun don't shine.

Grumpy Old Drug Smugglers (June 1, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
Another facet of the War on Some Drugs and Users involves the US federal government telling old people (not to mention young sick people) that they must not go across the Canadian border to buy their extremely expensive drugs as that's illegal and they can get in trouble, that they must buy their drugs from the profiteers here instead.

The Great Escape (June 1, 2004-Free NYTimes registration required)
Craig Unger asks why so many Saudi citizens were allowed to fly out of the US without being questioned immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks.