February « 2005 « Drug WarRant

More on the Bush Wead tapes

Be sure to check out Joe Conason’s take on the tapes.

…The Texas politician couldn’t reassure his friend that he hadn’t used cocaine, let alone marijuana, but as governor he was imprisoning young men and women unlucky enough to be arrested in possession of those narcotics, often for draconian mandatory-minimum sentences. He always cherished [...]

Medical Marijuana roundup

While I’ve been pretty wrapped up in the Illinois medical marijuana effort, it’s important to note that some other efforts are ongoing around the country… “bullet” D’Alliance shares a nice editorial about Senate Bill 795 in New Mexico, and also reports on how it did in committee:

Our medical marijuana bill unanimously passed the [...]

Wead smokes Bush

[Thanks to Casey for the inspiration, and thanks to Roger Ailes for the headline.]

A lot has been made today of the revelation of tapes of George W. Bush prior to becoming president, secretly recorded by Doug Wead, a former Assemblies of God minister who was acquainted with the President. Personally, I don’t think [...]

Welcome Libertarians

I had a great time speaking before the 2005 Libertarian Party of Illinois convention this afternoon. Thanks for your warm reception and welcome to the new visitors to my blog. Come back regularly — the site is always changing. For first-time visitors, here’s a few stories you may want to check out — some [...]

Compassionate medicine?

Despite the real risk of heart damage and death from drugs such as Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx…

…federal advisers, after three days of meetings last week, said the drugs offer enough benefits to let a patient and his doctor decide on their use…

The advisers from the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, [...]

Irvin Rosenfeld and the Compassionate IND — Medical Marijuana Proof and Government Lies

Irv Rosenfeld’s appearance at the Illinois medical marijuana hearings has drawn quite a bit of attention and interest. People have been asking me questions about him and the program, so I thought I’d go into more detail. But first… Steve at decrimwatch was also at the hearings yesterday and provides a fabulous perspective on [...]

Speaking engagement

This Sunday, I’ll be speaking on the drug war to the 2005 Libertarian Party of Illinois Convention. It’s a particularly great honor, since their only other guest speaker is U.S. Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik.

Quick Takes

“bullet” Via TalkLeft and NORML — a bad drugged driving bill passes in Ohio that will punish sober drivers who smoked pot weeks ago. “bullet” An interesting interview with Marijuana Policy Project’s Rob Kampia at the Drug War Chronicle. [thanks, Scott] “bullet” Drug Policy Alliance has a brief report on Mark Souder’s anti-harm-reduction hearing [...]

Illinois Marijuana Lectures still in violation

Since I now know that those responsible for the Illinois Marijuana Lectures website read Drug WarRant… And since you’ve had the time to add material to the site today talking about the hearing in Springfield… And since you won’t even put contact information on your website… Note: Removing the improper use of the GLATTC [...]

They brought out the big guns!

Drug Czar John Walters descended on the Illinois Legislature this morning to argue against Illinois’ medical marijuana bill in the Human Services Committee hearing. It was a bit of a circus with about 120 in the audience with only 100 chairs — mostly supporters of the bill, but also such opponents as Judy Kreamer [...]

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