Monthly Archives: August 2005

Link I’ll talk about this more later. Details still need to be sorted out. But even if all you read is the Sherrif’s report, it’s incredibly clear that the intent of law enforcement was to attack, not to protect and … Continue reading →

It’s just not worth the risk.

Via Cannabis News Washington — Hearings opened today in the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s policy of obstructing privately funded, FDA-approved scientific research that could lead to marijuana being approved as a prescription medicine. … Continue reading →

As I was reading this New York Times article and, in particular, the various quotes from supposedly learned people and political leaders, I coudn’t help but be reminded of this old story: There are four blind men who discover an … Continue reading →

I was wandering around the net, and ran across a blast from the past: And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile It don’t cost very much, but it lasts a long while Won’t you please tell the … Continue reading →

Several others have already commented on Mark Souder going off the deep end in a letter to HHS (reported in the Washington Times). He was pissed off because Health and Human Services was listed as a sponsor for a conference … Continue reading →

A Peter Bagge cartoon at Reason.

Via The Agitator comes this story… Sheriff George H. Payne, Jr. destroyed 500 marijuana plants in a field… except that they weren’t marijuana plants — they were kenaf plants being grown for deer food. Now kenaf plants can have a … Continue reading →

In a Christian Science Monitor article about the drug cartel violence in Mexico (remember, we trained many of them), John Walters says: “In a way the violence is terrible but also a sign that the cartels are being squeezed by … Continue reading →

A big thanks to Kevin, who sent me the August editorial in Nature Neuroscience titled “Brewing a pot of hysteria.” Although the benefits of smoking marijuana remain controversial, the government has already decided that THC itself has medical benefits. Marinol … Continue reading →