Monthly Archives: January 2006

The health section of today’s New York Times has a fairly decent article (not well written, but very informative to the lay person), about the challenges of treating chronic pain these days, and isn’t very nice to the DEA Now … Continue reading →

Talk about a disconnect from reality… VANCOUVER — The federal government argued yesterday that Steve Kubby and his family should be deported to the United States because there is no evidence he will be denied marijuana to cope with his … Continue reading →

From the Narco News Bulletin: Leaked Memo: Corrupt DEA Agents in Colombia Help Narcos and Paramilitaries The drug war is supposed to follow a very clear script: According to the official screenwriters, the U.S. justice system is pitted against corrupt … Continue reading →

I’ve been spending the day upgrading to Tiger, so here are some things to check out elsewhere: “bullet” The Austin Chronicle gave its Top 10 Drug War Stories of 2005 in The Chronic Goes On Scott at Grits for Breakfast … Continue reading →

I had the distinct pleasure yesterday of being interviewed for a television documentary exploring contemporary political debates regarding Constitutional rights. Matt Ehling and the crew from ETS Pictures came to my home town to talk to me about Raich and … Continue reading →

As long as we’re discussing the potential ramifications of Sativex in the U.S. on medical marijuana and recreational marijuana reform, here are a couple of follow-up questions for you to discuss (I’ve got a packed day today and no time … Continue reading →

That’s the question raised in this Hit and Run post by Jacob Sullum. These developments, while a boon to patients, will pose a challenge to the drug policy reform movement, which has gotten a lot of mileage out of the … Continue reading →

The Canadian government has issued a stay of three conspiracy charges filed by a private citizen against Marc Emery. By not allowing the trial to go forward, it opens the door to extradition hearings against Marc. It’s a strange set … Continue reading →

Sativex, the liquid form of marijuana being marketed by GW Pharmaceuticals, has been given the OK by the Food and Drug Administration to skip ahead to phase III trials in the U.S. — actual testing on advanced stage cancer patients … Continue reading →

Save our Society has shown up a couple of times this week in their opposition to Medical Marijuana. This is another Calvina Faye group, under the Drug Free America Foundation. They were running ads (pretty outrageous from what I heard) … Continue reading →