RAVE On

The Drug Policy Alliance reports that Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) is trying to sneak his Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy (RAVE) Act into legislation, now in conference committee, creating a National AMBER Alert Network for kidnapped children. The RAVE Act, first introduced last year, would punish venue owners for drug use on their property even if they took steps to prevent it. The DPA warns that it could effectively ban live music performances and other events that might attract drug users.