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Marijuana shown not addictive, not gateway

The recent study comparing marijuana use in San Francisco and Amsterdam is a real blow to the drug warriors. Not only did it show that prohibition does not reduce marijuana use, there were a couple of other very interesting things in the study. The full report is now available online as text and as a […]

Alternet has a big week

AlterNet.org’s Drug Reporter is a good source of articles, although usually spotty, with some long gaps between them. However, this past week has seen a burst of articles worth reading. Check these out: “bullet” Hooray for Bruce Mirken’s Lies and the Lazy Reporters Who Repeat Them, where he takes to task the media that carry […]

Guest Drug WarRant

Just a reminder that guest rants are welcome here. Check out Terry Scott’s latest entry — a fascinating series of connections.

Commencement

Last night was our commencement ceremony. It was a blast, and I can’t say how much I enjoyed greeting our students as they crossed the stage. For those students who read this blog regularly, please keep in touch and keep reading DrugWarRant. The responsibility is yours to make something happen in this drug war. Vote. […]

Servetus on Taking bets: “At CU Boulder, Colorado, machine learning is being applied to distinguishing little-studied cannabinoids and other compounds in marijuana: 29-SEP-2020…beyond intoxicating…” Sep 29, 21:31
darkcycle on The war on drugs complicity in the death of Breonna: “Thanks, Servetus and DdC. That is effectively a bombshell.” Sep 29, 12:37
Servetus on The war on drugs complicity in the death of Breonna: “My information came from a piece on Tucker Carlson who says Breonna, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake had it coming,…” Sep 28, 19:12
DdC on The war on drugs complicity in the death of Breonna: “Lawyer: Plea offer tried to link Breonna Taylor to drug ring https://www.local10.com/news/national/2020/09/01/lawyer-plea-offer-implicated-breonna-taylor-in-drug-ring/ Wine said Glover, Taylor’s former boyfriend implicated Taylor…” Sep 28, 16:54
DdC on The war on drugs complicity in the death of Breonna: “This is more “Bad Laws” enforced that make cops look more racist and brutal than normally. These “laws” were written…” Sep 28, 15:15
darkcycle on The war on drugs complicity in the death of Breonna: “Servetus, do you have a link to where you saw that one reason given for the Taylor raid was police…” Sep 28, 14:01
Servetus on Taking bets: “The epigenetics of cocaine addiction is highlighted by researchers in a rat study: Summary: Individuals suffering from substance-use disorders develop…” Sep 27, 08:11

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