Drug WarRant

Dishonest Science meets Irresponsible Journalism

One of the things that really worried me about the ridiculous gateway assertions in the rat study below was how some of the more gullible (or outright corrupt) media outlets would play the story. And I was right to worry. Take a look at these headlines:

Cannabis ‘can lead to harder drugs’ Early cannabis abuse […]

Servetus on Finally, a better use for dog sniffing: “Another reason not to throw people into some county lockup, even for a short period of time, for merely possessing…” Feb 24, 10:24
strayan on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “New study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0003134821995053 There was no apparent increase in the incidence of driving under the influence of marijuana after legalization” Feb 21, 06:18
Son of Sam Walton on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “Michele Alexander wrote about how the black culture has accepted gang culture as a source of pride. And in this…” Feb 18, 20:37
WalStMonky on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “. . Perhaps we just need to demand continuity from our governments. I think we all know that the Feds…” Feb 18, 10:40
Servetus on Really, Idaho?: “A total and permanent ban on hemp cultivation in California’s Humboldt County is designed to address the problems of pollen…” Feb 17, 11:38
Servetus on Finally, a better use for dog sniffing: “How do they do it? Dogs have “125-300 million olfactory cells and a third of their brains [are] devoted to…” Feb 11, 18:21
Servetus on Really, Idaho?: “Thanks for letting me know, Mitchell. I have a subscription to The Nation, which is why I was able to…” Feb 11, 11:31

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