Monthly Archives: December 2003

“bullet”The U.S. Military: A Creeping Civilian Mission – a chilling article about the dangerous diversions of military missions to civilian activities (often because of the war on drugs – remember Ezequiel Hernandez. “bullet”17 Students File Suit Over School Drug Raid … Continue reading →

Smoking cannabis causes lung damage. This inept Reuters report discusses a study done in England (it’s inept because of the extremely vague wording which I find often in Reuter’s reports). The study is of individuals who heavy smokers of tobacco … Continue reading →

Radley Balko’s excellent article at Fox News: Criminalization Doesn’t Curb Booze, Drug Use The great journalist H.L. Mencken was a fierce critic of alcohol prohibition. He wrote in 1925: “Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign … Continue reading →

70 years ago today. December 5, 1933. The 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, ending the failed war on alcohol. Prohibition was over. The Constitution was restored. Little did they know then, That politicians today Would fail so miserably … Continue reading →

A reminder to those in my neighborhood that Hempfest is today (Thursday) from 3-8 pm in the Bowling and Billiards Center Activity Room. I’ll be speaking around 6 pm. There’s bands, and activities, and even some raffles and door prizes … Continue reading →

According to WBBM newsradio Beginning next fall, St. Patrick’s High School, on the northwest side, will become the first in Illinois to require drug tests of ALL its students. A number of public schools require students who participate in extra-curricular … Continue reading →

In the Washington Post: Marijuana Ad On Metro Infuriates Lawmaker. You may remember my reporting on Change the Climate’s ad campaign. Well, Oklahoma Representative Ernest Istook really didn’t like it. So.. This week, Istook inserted into a bill language that … Continue reading →

There was plenty of reporting of the bad science by Ricaurte – the “oops we used the wrong drug” that ended up causing more bad law regarding ecstacy. It’s nice to see that the issue isn’t being dropped. This excellent … Continue reading →

Part 2: Each debater was given 2 minutes to rebut the first round comments. What to watch for: William Bennett: Trying desperately to dump his debating partner, and clinging to his one-statistic argument. Gary Johnson: Bats around Bennett’s statistic, and … Continue reading →

Supreme Court rules in favor of police barging in. The court ruled 9-0 that if police had waited any longer than 20 seconds, a drug suspect could be flushing evidence down the toilet… Justice David H. Souter, writing for the … Continue reading →