Obama Dismisses Latin American Leaders’ Calls for Drug Legalization in Colombia

By: Monday April 16, 2012 9:23 am

With the total failure of the drug war causing many Latin American political leaders to publicly question the wisdom of prohibition, President Obama was forced to repeatedly address the issue this weekend at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. Unfortunately, Obama did his best to quickly dismiss the topic with incoherent excuses. From [...]

Just Say Now: Boardwalk Empire Watch Party Tonight at 9pm ET on Firedoglake

By: Sunday September 19, 2010 8:50 am

We’ll be having a Boardwalk Empire watch party starting each week at 9pm ET, sponsored by the Just Say now campaign. We’ll have special guests and hosts, contests and a lively discussion in the comments that will hopefully be entertaining even for those who aren’t watching.

Join us tonight at 9pm ET as Just Say Now hosts the first Boardwalk Empire watch party.

Florida Law Enforcement Veteran Disputes George LeMieux’s Claims About Marijuana Prohibition

By: Thursday September 2, 2010 9:20 am

“I’d love to have the opportunity to meet with Senator LeMieux to help him understand that only by legalizing and regulating marijuana can we actually take control of it and thereby put the violent thugs who sell it out of business,” says Kyle Vogt, a retired military police officer who now runs a small business in Florida. He is “active in his church” and believes that “this is not a crime issue, but a health and spiritual issue.”


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