A VIRTUAL BREEZE

and other assorted comments on the war on drugs
from the opinion section of the Media Awareness Project.

Articles marked by are especially recommended.

OUR DUPLICITOUS DRUG DIALOGUES, 26 Feb, Washington Post, J. Zimmerman
CANADA SHOULD AVOID WAR ON DRUGS, 25 Feb, Halifax Daily News, P. Barss Donham
A MOMENT OF RIGHTNESS FOR BUSH, 25 Feb, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Molly Ivins
ILLEGAL DRUGS ARE DRIVING AMERICA CRAZY, 24 Feb, Roanoke Times, John M. Levy
IS ANYBODY LISTENING?, 24 Feb, Charlotte Creative Loafing, Jerry Klein
A PROSECUTOR ADMITS THE FUTILITY OF THE WAR, 23 Feb, Slate, Howard W. Gowdy
HIGH ANXIETY, 22 Feb, National Review Online, Jacob Sullum
PARDONS SHOULD GO TO THOSE CAUGHT IN THE WAR, 21 Feb, DM Register, N. Peirce
MISSING A CHANCE ON DRUGS, 21 Feb, News & Observer, William Raspberry
END FAILED NARCOTICS POLICY, 21 Feb, Detroit News
DRUG-LAW REFORM, 13 Feb, Newsday
EXCESS OF THE DRUG WAR, 13 Feb, Seattle Times
PRESCRIPTION FOR TROUBLE, 12 Feb, Savannah Morning News
FRONTLINE REPORT - WE'RE STILL LOSING, 11 Feb, Chicago Sun-Times
THE FOLLY AND FUTILITY OF DRUG PROHIBITION, 5 Feb, National Review, T. Lynch
A CHANGED MIND ON DRUG LEGALIZATION, 11 Jan, San Diego Union Trib., D. Klinger
SUPPORT GROWS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICIES, 10 Jan, Wash. Post, J. Mann
CALAMITOUS 'DRUG WAR', 10 Jan, Charleston Gazette
DEBATING THE RECREATIONAL USE OF POT, 7 Jan, The Province, Karen Selick
ADDICTED TO A FAILING WAR ON DRUGS, 8 Jan, Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby
LET SERIOUS DRUG POLICY REFORM BEGIN, 6 Jan, Albuquerque Journal
AVOID THE VIETNAM SYNDROME IN COLOMBIA, 6 Jan, Intl. Herald-Tribune, W. Pfaff
IT'S TIME TO SOFTEN NY'S DRUG LAWS, 5 Jan, Newsday, John R. Dunne
DRUGS WAR PUTS BUSH IN THE FIRING LINE, 4 Jan, Guardian Weekly, H. O'Shaughnessy
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG TO CHANGE HATS, 31 Dec, AR Democrat-Gazette, M. Oakley
ANOTHER PROHIBITION, ANOTHER FAILURE, 30 Dec, New York Times, Gary E. Johnson
AN UNFIT NOMINEE, 30 Dec, New York Times, Anthony Lewis
A NEW ERA FOR DRUG POLICY? , 30 Dec, Orange County Register
NO LONGER A DRUG WARRIOR, 29 Dec, Orange County Register, Dan Weintraub
WAR ON DRUGS ONLY CAUSES MORE PAIN, 28 Dec, News Journal, Floyd E. McDowell Sr.
DRUG LAW INEQUITIES, 27 Dec, Daily Camera, Anthony Lewis
RACIAL PROFILING OUTLAWED, 24 Dec, Alameda Times-Star, R. Hamilton
PARDON ME, PLEASE, 20 Dec, Chicago Tribune, Eric E. Sterling
THE REAL COST OF THE DRUG WAR, 20 Dec, MidWeek, Michelle Malkin
MARIJUANA ARGUED AS PRIVACY ISSUE, 19 Dec, Journal-World, J. Anderson, D. Cohn
DRUG-WAR LAWS HURT GORE, 8 Dec, Montreal Gazette, Lyle Stewart
A CALL TO FIX U.S. DRUG WAR, 7 Dec, Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer
MAKE SENSE, NOT WAR, 7 Dec, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Jane Marcus
PUBLIC WISES UP TO BAD DRUG POLICIES, 4 Dec, San Jose Mercury News, J. Jacobs
VOTERS DISSENT FROM THE WAR ON DRUGS, 3 Dec, Daily Camera, E. A. Nadelmann
FLOODLIGHT ON PROFILING , 3 Dec, Bergen Record, J. Pillets and W. Ruderman
DOWNEY AND THE DRUG WAR, 3 Dec, Washington Times, Michelle Malkin
A PERFECT FACE FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS, 3 Dec, San Diego Union Tribune, R. Cohen
COST OF OUR FAILED WAR ON DRUGS IS TOO HIGH, 3 Dec, Baltimore Sun, G. Kane
NO PLACE IN THE U.S., 2 Dec, Topeka Capital-Journal
REGULATE LEGALIZED MARIJUANA TO PROTECT KIDS, 2 Dec, Roanoke Times, R. Sharpe
DRUG WAR HASN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL, 1 Dec, Cherry Hill Courier-Post
THE RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE, 30 Nov, Chicago Tribune, S. Chapman
ROBERT DOWNEY'S PROBLEM--AND OURS, 30 Nov, Washington Post, Richard Cohen
IN THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS, 30 Nov, Point Reyes Light, David V. Mitchell
SUPREME COURT REMOVES A ROADBLOCK, 30 Nov, San Francisco Chronicle
THE RIGHT DECISION ON INDY ROADBLOCKS, 29 Nov, Indianapolis Star
AN IDEA ABOUT RACE AND A WAR ON DRUGS, 28 Nov, Star-Ledger, McNichol & Marsico
CITIZENS QUIETLY REBEL AGAINST WAR, 26 Nov, San Jose Mercury News, J.D. McNamara
THOUGHT POLICE WORSE THAN DRUGS, 26 Nov, Denver Post, Ed Quillen
'DRUG WAR' REMAINS UNWINNABLE, 24 Nov, Salt Lake Tribune, R. Blumner
TREATMENT IS KEY TO DRUG WAR EFFORTS, 23 Nov, Houston Chronicle, Thom Marshall
TRULY DISENFRANCHISED, 21 Nov, Seattle Times
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE - STOP THE DRUG WAR, 21/11, Sacramento Bee, A. Huffington
VOTERS CLEARLY PUNCHED 'NO' TO WAR, 20 Nov, Chicago Tribune, Salim Muwakkil
ANOTHER BUST THAT'S A BUST, 20 Nov, Ottawa Citizen
WAR ON DRUGS TO NO END OR REASON, 19 Nov, St. Petersburg Times, R. Blumner
AMERICA RETHINKS DRUG-WAR POLICIES, 18 Nov, Northwest Florida Daily News
SECOND THOUGHTS ON COLOMBIA, 18 Nov, Chicago Tribune
A LAW THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL IN THE U.S., 13 Nov, Ottawa Citizen, Dan Gardner
VOTERS GETTING WISE TO THE WAR ON DRUGS, 15 Nov, Washington Post, J. Mann
O.C. CONFRONTS DRUG WAR AND TURNS LEFT , 15 Nov, Los Angeles Times, D. Parsons
WAR ON DRUGS HITS A WALL IN FOUR MORE STATES, 15 Nov, The Hawk Eye
REJECTING THE INEFFECTIVE WAR ON DRUGS, 13 Nov, Daily Nebraskan, J. Patrick
DRUG WAR DOWN THE GARDEN PATH, 13 Nov, Columbus Dispatch, S. Stephens
INDESCRETION FOLLOWS INTO ADULTHOOD, 12 Nov, St. Petersburg Times, B. Maxwell
CIVIL RIGHTS IS REAL CASUALTY, 12 Nov, Lexington Herald-Leader, Alan Handleman
DRUG WAR IS DE FACTO TERRORISM POLICY, 9 Nov, Amarillo Globe-News, Greg Sagan
WOD HIGH ON LIST OF STUPID THINGS, 5/11, Galveston County Daily News, H. Taylor
LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP ON THE DRUG WAR, 5 Nov, Chicago Tribune, S. Chapman
INTERMINABLE DRUG WAR CLAIMS ANOTHER OFFICER, 1 Nov, Wash. Post, C. Milloy

Before November 2000:

POLICE PAY, TOO, 22 Oct, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jerry Oliver
THE JOINT IS JUMPING, 9 Oct, Daily Mail, Alan Travis
BEWARE OF THE NEW NARCO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, 1/10, Wichita Eagle, Jim Mann
THE STREET VALUE OF CANADIAN JOURNALISM, 23 Sep, Ottawa Cit., D. Gardner
DIGGING OUT THE DOPE FIENDS, 22 Sep, WorldNetDaily, Joel Miller
WHY THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS FAILED, 5 Sep, Ottawa Citizen, Dan Gardner
ECSTASY MADNESS!, 28 Aug, Slate, Jack Shafer
BREAKING THE SILENCE, 29 Jul, New York Times, Anthony Lewis
THE MISGUIDED WAR ON DRUGS, Jul 20, MSNBC.com (US Web), Eric Alterman
CHILD CASUALTIES OF THE DRUG WAR, 1 Jun, Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman
A COCKTAIL OF DOUBLE STANDARDS, MR STRAW, 12 Apr, The Times, Simon Jenkins
FIGHTING THE OTHER DRUG WAR , 3 April, Newsweek, M. Isikoff, G. Vistica, S. Ambrus
THE DRUG WAR GRAVY TRAIN, 31 March, Salon.com, Daniel Forbes
AN EXPERIMENT WITH CANNABIS, 30 Mar, Daily Telegraph
$1.7 BILLION FOR COLOMBIA IS NUTS, 15 Mar, SF Examiner, Arianna Huffington
SHOULD DRUGS GO LEGAL?, 13 Feb, Hindustan Times (India), Vishal Thapar
DEAR PARENTS WITH FOGGY MEMORIES, 17/11/99, USA Today, Patricia Pearson
A VIRTUAL BREEZE COMES TO WASHINGTON, 24/11/98, USA Today, Sam V. Meddis

More assorted articles before September 2000

"You can enter a completely different world where the issue [drug policy]
is treated in the opposite view as it should be. Unfortunately, some of
these views are spreading and we are now thinking about some instrument
to at least stop the expansion of this flow of information."

(statement by Pino Arlacchi, head of the UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention,
at a New York press conference. From: DRCNet, The Week Online, 6/30/00)

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