Monthly Archives: May 2004

Via Hit and Run: Carson B. Wagner, an advertising professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has studied the effects of anti-drug ads on viewers using a technique known as response latency measurement of strength of association: “Rather than … Continue reading →

The San Jose Mercury News had an article by Mark McDonald on Sunday; Heroin Trade Booms in Afghanistan: New Wealth Helps Terrorists Rebuild, Threatens Neighbors This is more of what we’ve already talked about — the heroin trade is really … Continue reading →

Some good ones. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mayor Larry Campbell has proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana sales … to raise money for treatment of the effects of more dangerous drugs. … Campbell said regulation should be similar to that of … Continue reading →

Joel Miller, senior editor of World Net Daily Books, is coming out with a new book: “Bad Trip: How the War Against Drugs is Destroying America.”. Today at WND, he talked about it: Drug laws only have public support so … Continue reading →

Thanks to David for pointing out a somewhat strange report about Haiti. I hadn’t been aware of News Central TV before this. Apparently they’re trying to be some kind of national news network. I’m not impressed. They’ve got this guy … Continue reading →

With court approval, Medina is re-implementing an unusual ordinance, which goes further than the state law and carries a mandatory three-day jail sentence. While the rest of the state considers possession of less than 100 grams of marijuana to be … Continue reading →

You’ve heard me rail about Ernest Istook’s bizarre spending provision that would actually prevent metro systems from accepting advertising that promotes legalization of marijuana (despite what Istook says, it doesn’t prevent advertising illegal activites, but only advertising advocacy for a … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →