Daily Archives: November 5, 2003

Something to do this afternoon if you’re in New York

Is the War on Drugs based on science or myth? Find out at an exciting book forum: “Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use”, by Jacob Sullum “A welcome departure from the choreographed outrage of the War on Drugs” –Washington … Continue reading

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Cynical, but oddly appropriate to the drug war…

Ayn Rand writing in Atlas Shrugged (via FreedomSight): Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We WANT them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re … Continue reading

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Rock the Vote: Have you used marijuana?

Howard Dean: Yes John Kerry: Yes John Edwards: Yes Carol Moseley Braun: I’m not going to answer Dennis Kucinich: No, but I think it ought to be decriminalized Al Sharpton: I grew up in the church. We didn’t believe in … Continue reading

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The DEA won’t ease your pain.

In today’s Village Voice: The DEA’s War on Pain Doctors by Frank Owen Some in the medical community call it “a war on pain doctors,” others “a government jihad” or “state-sponsored terrorism.” However you describe the current campaign, which according … Continue reading

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