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- Servetus on John Walters and William Barr linked to Nazis: “More that might be useful, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a brain pathway that is affected by addictive drugs: 18-APR-2024–…researchers,…” Apr 18, 23:11
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- Servetus on John Walters and William Barr linked to Nazis: “University of Leipzig researchers examine the molecular mechanisms of the opioid receptors and their different functions: 12-APR-2024 — Drugs that…” Apr 14, 17:36
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- Servetus on John Walters and William Barr linked to Nazis: “Corrected links: University of Basel: Liberalization of medical marijuana and mental health in the USA Health Economics Policy and Law:…” Apr 4, 19:24
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
U.S. and INCB lose battle to coca!
Yeah, you heard that right. The United States lost a drug war battle in the UNODC. Phillip Smith at StoptheDrugWar.org Bolivia will rejoin the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs after its bid to rejoin with a reservation that it … Continue reading
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Is David Frum a harbinger of Idiocracy?
Conor Friedersdorf has a delightful retort to David Frum’s nonsensical article that we discussed here. Would Legalizing Marijuana Be Too Hard on Simpletons?” Conor takes apart Frum’s seeming need for simple social rules like “Just Say No,” and points out … Continue reading
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Oh, Cliff, how we’ve missed you
We’ve made fun in the past of Cliff Kinkaide, a rabid, foaming at the mouth conservative prohibitionist writing at the ironically-named “Accuracy in Media.” Unfortunately, Cliff has been relatively silent about drug policy for some time (I subscribe to his … Continue reading
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Welcome to the national conversation, Gil
Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske responds to the latest petitions regarding legalizing marijuana. Thank you for participating in We the People and speaking out on the legalization of marijuana. Coming out of the recent election, it is clear that we’re in … Continue reading
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Washington Post discusses economic case for heroin legalization
This is basic economics that we’ve been aware of, well, forever, but it’s rarely discussed in mainstream media regarding the drug war. The economic case for decriminalizing heroin Here’s the kicker: if drugs sold for that price after taxes in … Continue reading
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David Frum is looking for a benevolent prohibition genie to help raise his kids
David Frum’s latest — Marijuana use is too risky a choice — is probably his most bizarre yet. I loved the fact that when I got to the article this morning, all I had to do was glance down at … Continue reading
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Our unJust-ice system
In our system of government, there are designated checks and balances designed to protect the individual from abuse, so that when one area fails, citizens can look to another branch. When it comes to the drug war, however, all bets … Continue reading
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Site updates
I’ve done a bit of an update on the theme for the site. Please let me know if you see any problems. I also have temporarily reactivated the edit comments function. Apparently, they fixed the bug in an update but … Continue reading
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Meet SAM
Wow. Talk about a dysfunctional new arrival to the scene. Patrick Kennedy on Marijuana: Former Rep. Leads Campaign Against Legal Pot Jan 5 (Reuters) – Retired Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy is taking aim at what he sees as knee-jerk … Continue reading
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Good news: Arizona students making smart purchases
Study: 1 in 9 Arizona students got pot from medical marijuana cardholders This is really great news. Marijuana use by school students in Arizona remained steady, and yet over 11% of the students who used pot now say they got … Continue reading
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