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Bills we’re rooting for in Sacramento… and Bills that Died!
Posted on July 10, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . We’re remiss, man. It’s been a long time since we’ve written about any of the good bills going through the California legislature; as the body reaches its July break […] -
Let’s Tear Apart this Repugnant Statement About Harm Reduction, Shall We?
Posted on April 1, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . As we approach April’s UNGASS special summit on drugs, it can feel like the momentum for worldwide drug policy reform is unstoppable. Just in the past week […] -
Diane Goldstein: End the Drug War With Justice and Dignity!
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 6 Comments. . . In September 2012 Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of law enforcement professionals opposed to the war on drugs, of which I am a member of […] -
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Policing for Profit.
Posted on January 28, 2015 | 5 Comments, , , Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of criminal justice professionals opposed to the war on drugs (of which I am a board member), has long held […] -
Mimi vs Moorlach on Medical MJ: Must the GOP go down in a death embrace with the Drug War?
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 67 CommentsLast year around this time I was asked to become a featured blogger for a great women’s activist website called Ladybud Magazine. I started one of my original articles asking […] -
Is plunging ahead with Laura’s Law the appropriate response to the Kelly Thomas verdict?
Posted on February 11, 2014 | 22 CommentsEvery now and then, over the years, in a masochistic frame of mind, I listen to Rush Limbaugh‘s radio program. There’s the legitimate “hearing the other point of view” thing, […] -
The War of Words, over Drug Policy
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 10 CommentsThe death of Kelly Thomas and the ongoing trial has been grounded in the stigmas that surround both mental illness and substance abuse. As the defense attorneys continue to blame […]