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Update on Bolivia amendment to Single Convention
Martin Jelsma has an excellent write-up of the political maneuverings and hypocrisy regarding opposition to the Bolivian amendment regarding coca chewing. Definitely worth reading. D-Day for Bolivia’s coca chewing amendment Meanwhile the U.S. turned to its allies in the European … Continue reading
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Busy times for politicians
Chuck Schumer wants to ban the latest media-fueled drug craze: “bath salts.” As long as we have prohibition for drugs like marijuana, there will be a lucrative market for legal (and possibly dangerous) alternatives, and technologically savvy opportunists will create … Continue reading
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A rose by any other name
Steve Elliott nails it in The Great ‘Marijuana’ Debate: What’s In A Word? There are those within the cannabis movement who will tell you with a straight face that the reason the plant is still illegal is because it is … Continue reading
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Dangerous Dan’s Diner
Just a fun little video segment on a somewhat controversial radio ad featuring stoned students promoting a greasy burger joint. Talk about reaching your target audience!
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Magnesium?
Narconon, part of the Scientologist empire, is one of the more bizarre and unprincipled outfits profiting from the marijuana treatment scam. Their latest effort has me mostly scratching my head in puzzlement. In this press release by the organization I … Continue reading
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For prosecutors, it’s not about justice. It’s about power over people
I’m generalizing, of course. I know that there are good prosecutors and state’s attorneys out there who are interested in finding justice. I’ve even heard of one. And yet, for the most part, particularly given the news I cover, the … Continue reading
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Drug War Successes
Yellow Journalism in action. Check out this article in the Daily Mail: Legal but lethal: So-called ‘legal highs’ are every bit as deadly as heroin and cocaine. It’s so quintessentially Daily Mail in tone. Actually, the research done for the … Continue reading
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CBS News: Obama: Drugs Should be Treated as a Public Health Problem
I know a lot of you are deeply disappointed that Obama didn’t suddenly shed all his skin, emerge from a cocoon as some new kind of species and suddenly proclaim, after devouring his press secretary, that the U.S. government should … Continue reading
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Question and Answer (Updated)
It now seems likely that President Obama will be asked to answer the top vote-getter at YouTube (today at 2:30 pm EST) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbz9lnVbrwc Here is my prediction of his non-answer (note that I waited to post this until shortly before … Continue reading
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The Drug Czar’s SOTU addendum
Over at the Drug Czar’s “blog,” the ONDCP has their own additional take on the State of the Union address. Drug use affects millions of Americans and their families. Drug use and its consequences strain our economy, our healthcare and … Continue reading
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