Monthly Archives: March 2004

I’m leaving now for a full week. I’m taking 23 theatre students to New York City for a week of Broadway, off-Broadway and dance productions, plus walking tours all over the city and opportunities to meet graduate school program directors. … Continue reading →

The Illinois medical marijuana proposal was put on hold prior to receiving a hearing. Naturally anti-science deputy czar Andrea Barthwell was on hand to help make sure that Illinois legislators were prevented from hearing the truth. Keep up with the … Continue reading →

From the Wilmington, NC Morning Star: It was as if the massed forces of Eliot Ness had busted one of Al Capone’s speakeasies and confiscated the little umbrellas that went in the tropical cocktails. … Fortunately, no officers were harmed … Continue reading →

I have regularly ranted here about the Drug Czar’s favorite lie — that the increased high percentage of people in treatment for marijuana is proof of the danger of the drug and its dependency potential. Check out this Walters interview … Continue reading →

The Morning Call has the details, including the extraordinarily complex verdict sheet which still has many of the questions unanswered. Kristin Fodi, Hirko’s fiancee, and Gwendolyn Dashner, his mother, won key points on Hirko’s behalf following a botched 1997 drug … Continue reading →

LastOneSpeaks has the story: It seems 21 soldiers in Iowa, who served our country in Iraq, will be dishonorably discharged when they return home after their tour of duty for failing a drug test before they were shipped out. This … Continue reading →

David, of the very excellent What Would Dick Think? pointed out that our Drug Czar held an online chat today and I missed it! My chance to submit questions is gone – ah, the grilling I would have given him. … Continue reading →

Just a day after the Chicago Tribune made a strong volley for medical marijuana, they published this outstanding OpEd by Steve Chapman: MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND ITS WITLESS ENEMIES: Anti-Drug Advocates Continue to Ignore Credible Science. Luckily, there is a well-established … Continue reading →