Daily Archives: December 2, 2005

Fishy Science

Thanks to scottp, comes this breaking news from New Scientist: Cannabis doubles the risk of fatal crashes. Now since all the reliable data I’ve found indicates that, while smoking pot while driving is a bad idea, it actually causes drivers … Continue reading

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DEA – business as usual

Back in August, I mentioned the case of Essam Magid, a DEA informant that the agency continued to use after the FBI dismissed him for revealing his undercover status and identifying two agents. Today, the LA Times has a four-page … Continue reading

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Wishful Drug-Warrior Thinking

Walters and the other prohibitionists have been bragging recently about a recent spike in the street price of cocaine. CATO’s Ted Galen Carpenter, writing at NRO, stuffs that spike down their throat: f you had received a dollar every time … Continue reading

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