The Dextromethorphan Reality Show

What if you wanted to tell young people something they would actually believe about the recreational use of dextromethorphan in cough remedies? What if you were trying to give them an accurate picture of the experience, neither encouraging people to do it.

A major preoccupation of mine in working on this blog has to do with the marketing of drug policy reform as a concept. One thing I keep wringing my hands over is the term "harm reduction" as a description of a health-oriented approach.

Constitutional protections are supposed to ensure that no defendant is forced to submit to a search without a warrant, except in exigent circumstances.  Unfortunately, drunk driving defendants nationwide are effectively being forced to submit to warrantless searches. The U.S. Supreme Court is.

Many of us have had that sinking feeling while carefully driving along, following all the rules of the road and being courteous behind the wheel. All of a sudden, from out of nowhere, comes a car with those flashing red lights right.

You think you want to be a lawyer, huh?  You don't.  Trust me.  I say that as someone that not only is a lawyer, but someone who hates lawyers.  Do something else. Let me guess.  You want to be a lawyer because.

  Univision Interviews President Obama Las Vegas criminal defense lawyer and Spanish rights advocate Nick Wooldridge recollects the recent interview of President Obama. Imagine for a moment Fox News lighting up an advertising campaign after the 2014 election. Displaying the Republican elephant.