Thursday, August 3, 2006

Open thread and interesting stuff to do I'm taking another opportunity to go to the lake in Iowa -- middle of nowhere with no internet access for about 4 days. So, for all you Drug WarRant junkies out there, sorry about the lack of posts coming up, but there's plenty of interesting stuff for you to do while I'm gone. Take the time to listen to Jack Cole's interview on NPR in Seattle and learn more about LEAP. Take the time to read all of Radley Balko's White Paper Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America If you haven't yet, discover the world of Drug WarRant's messageboard, including Beginnings of an effort to get SAMHSA to correct their webpage falsehoods about drug testing in the workplace. A discussion about the efforts in England to re-classify drugs based on a harm scale rather than political considerations. A group of committed Letter writers. Join the Drug WarRant Wiki and contribute to the Voting Guide or the list of Drug War Studies. Or read some of the great links on the left. 11:44:44 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Update on the DEA Exhibit and our counter-exhibit We're making some good progress in countering the upcoming DEA exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The flyers have arrived and they look fabulous. High-quality, professional-looking, glossy, card stock, 4" x 6", easy to read and put in your pocket. I'm looking forward to handing them out. Still looking for others to help. Contact me if you're interested. The website - http://www.DEAtargetsAmerica.com - has expanded to include a welcome page, a page with the flyer text, a Prohibition Then and Now page, and a page about the DEA's exhibit. Check it out. We're working on media contacts, and once that gets out, some follow-up letters to the editor will be in order. I'm getting some tremendous help from the wonderful folks at Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. 8:26:16 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []