- DrugWarRant.com, the longest running single-issue blog devoted to drug policy
Join us on Pete's couch.
Send comments, tips,
and suggestions to: Recent Comments
Shane from Slidell on Chemophobia and taboo in drug prohibition: “I’ve always found Robert Jr. to be a shifty, hypocritical, detestable character. Not at all different from his racist, anti-Semitic…” Mar 9, 10:20
Servetus on Chemophobia and taboo in drug prohibition: “Robert F Kennedy Jr says he has ADHD and that the opioids he used as a teenager suppressed his symptoms.…” Mar 7, 16:57
Shane from Slidell on Chemophobia and taboo in drug prohibition: “If the likes of Kat Cammack have taught me anything, you can get away with anything as long as you…” Mar 7, 09:22
Servetus on Chemophobia and taboo in drug prohibition: “Reduce liver fat and improve metabolic health with CBD and CBG: Scientists have identified two non intoxicating compounds from cannabis…” Mar 6, 20:53
Servetus on Chemophobia and taboo in drug prohibition: “Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen claims abortion drugs such as mifepristone are contaminating the local water supply: About an…” Mar 6, 18:54
Servetus on Should Venezuela legalize marijuana?: “Diabetes medications can be used to treat addictions and obesity: 4-Mar-2026 — Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists used to treat…” Mar 6, 18:24
Servetus on Should Venezuela legalize marijuana?: “Myelin remodeling after treatment with psilocybin or MDMA can tune disrupted brain circuits: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only…” Mar 4, 22:56
Servetus on Should Venezuela legalize marijuana?: “Cocaine addiction is elucidated at Michigan State University in experiments with mice: 4-Mar-2026 — When a cocaine addict relapses, it…” Mar 4, 22:37
Pages
- About
- Articles
- A Day at the Museum
- A story for Thanksgiving (Isidro and Teresa Aviles)
- Andrea Barthwell, caught red-handed
- Andrea Barthwell, Snake Oil Salesman
- Bong Hits 4 Jesus – Supreme Court Case
- DEA Bad Girl Michele Leonhart
- Deep Thoughts About the Drug War
- Drug War Victims
- Drug War Videos
- Drug WarRant Joins SOPA, PIPA Protest
- Hammer Down, Pop Up
- If I were Contrarian-King of the United States
- Increase in Burger Abuse Seen
- Irvin Rosenfeld and the Compassionate IND — Medical Marijuana Proof and Government Lies
- Karen Tandy and the DEA (Can Congress Get a Clue?)
- Len Bias – the death that ushered in two decades of destruction
- Mother and Son
- Patriot Act, Victory Act, Despot Act
- Petition for Correction under the ONDCP Information Quality Guidelines
- Raich v. Ashcroft
- Rand and American Enterprise Institute Studies – Indictments of Federal Drug Policy
- the Drug Czar is Required by Law to Lie
- Treatment Statistics
- Who’s Who in Drug Prohibition
- Why is Marijuana Illegal?
Archives
Authors
Daily Archives: February 7, 2006
Why are Drugs Still Illegal?
Jim’s post of the same name at Vice Squad is a fascinating read… Let me suggest four reasons. The first is simply the tyranny of the status quo. …and it’s a status quo with a hell of a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Why are Drugs Still Illegal?
Quoteable
“There is no drug known to man which becomes safer when its production and distribution are handed over to criminals” says Professor Norman Zinberg who led a study into drug addiction at Harvard Medical School. “Water would become dangerous if … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Quoteable
We’re the Millers
Link Variety reports that Steve Buscemi will topline New Line Cinema’s We’re the Millers, a comedy about a marijuana dealer trying to get out of the business after making one last score by smuggling 1,400 pounds of pot from Mexico. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on We’re the Millers
Tossing money to the winds
I haven’t seen much yet about the 2007 budget proposals from the administration (submitted to Congress yesterday), but this article in Asia Times talks about the foreign expenditures portion. Of course, there’s a lot for continuing military operations, and especially … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Tossing money to the winds