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More Evil Drug War Insanity

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

If it weren’t for the BS this boy and his family is going to be put through, this would be hilarious: A 12-year-old Aurora boy who said he brought powdered sugar to school for a science project this week has been charged with a felony for possessing a look-alike drug, Aurora police have confirmed. The… More »

BAC An Unjust Standard

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

This from Max Borders at TCS Daily: Whether you’re a 220 lb. guzzler with an iron liver or a 120 anorexic who’s just had her first drink, you will be evaluated by the same standard in determining whether you’re capable of driving. The standard in most states is a .08 blood-alcohol content or BAC. But… More »

Cory Maye Summary

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

Radley Balko has posted a summary of what he knows, to date, on the Cory Maye murder case. If you’ve been following this, and you should be, this is a must read. Because, as Radley states, many errors have crept into the story, as it’s made its way around the blogosphere. Stephen Gordon is also… More »

Limiting Raich

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

Randy Barnett at Volokh has been working on a brief for the Ninth Circuit in the abominable Gonzales v. Raich case. The Supremes ruled only on application of the Interstate Commerce clause, this deals with Angel Raich’s basic rights. He’s written a short forward for an upcoming collection in the Lewis & Clark Law Review… More »

The Neighbor from Hell

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

I think every village or suburb or city block must be afflicted with a bad neighbor, or in the luckiest locations, the “not so good” neighbor. At best this neighbor may be merely rude, clueless, thoughtless or just disagreeable— or an unfortunate combination of all those qualities. Ordinary bad neighbors may play loud music late… More »

Convoluted Liberial Thinking On Raich

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

But wait, Raich has NOTHING to do with Wickard, save perhaps that they are both bad decisions. I mean, in Raich, we are talking about an activity (the interstate commerce in marijuana) which is illegal, and should ideally be zero. Only by some wild flight of fantasy could any reasonable person claim that a user cultivating marijuana for their own use could do anything but DECREASE the interstate traffic.

I mean, by this precedent, it could be claimed that it is Unconstitutional for Amber Alerts to be put out by neighboring States after a child has been kidnapped, as it may effect the interstate trade in sex slaves.
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Another Setback In The Evil War On Drugs

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

This from Gina Holland at AP: WASHINGTON Jun 6, 2005 — Federal authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke pot on doctors’ orders, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state medical marijuana laws don’t protect users from a federal ban on the drug. The decision is a stinging defeat for marijuana advocates who had… More »

Doctors Targeted By The Evil Drug Warriors

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

This from NYTimes’ Tina Rosenberg: Federal prosecutors in Virginia want Dr. William Hurwitz, recently convicted on 50 counts of distributing narcotics, to go to prison for life without parole when he is sentenced in mid-April. For the 50 million or so Americans who suffer from chronic pain, the fate of Dr. Hurwitz should be of… More »

Viva De La Revolution!

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

The United States’ Evil War on Drugs has turned Bolivia into another failed Latin American state. This fact is confirmed today, by the resignation of Bolivian President Carlos Mesa. Of course, who cares about the suffering and death of our brown-skinned southern neighbors? The prohibitionists are doing “G_d’s work.” Hat Tip: InstaPundit (suggest you check… More »

Celebity Justice

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

Has-been NFL quarterback is in drug trouble again: Former USC and Oakland Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich is serving a 90-day jail term stemming from an arrest in Newport Beach last month for possessing methamphetamine, officials said Monday. Marinovich, who played at Mater Dei and Capistrano Valley, pleaded guilty last week to a felony count of… More »

More Over-The-Top Tactics By The Drug Warriors

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

Talkleft blogs on the allarming practice of police attempting to get search warrants for people’s homes based upon samples taken from thier doorknobs: Is it my imagination or are our Fourth Amendment protections shrinking? A U.S. District Court in Utah is considering a challenge to searches of the doorknobs to our homes. It’s a tactic… More »

The Case For Medical Marijuana Expands

Published on: Author: Kevin L. Connors

It now appears that marijuana is beneficial in the treatment of brain cancer: Marijuana Ingredient Inhibits VEGF Pathway Required For Brain Tumor Blood Vessels Cannabinoids, the active ingredients in marijuana, restrict the sprouting of blood vessels to brain tumors by inhibiting the expression of genes needed for the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).… More »