Daily Archives: February 21, 2006

Supreme Court rules in favor of religious use of hoasca tea

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Pete Guither

Via TalkLeft (and thanks, Daksya) In a unanimous decision (without Alito participating), the judges ruled that the government could not prevent the Uniao do Vegetal (UDV) church from utilizing ayahoasca (which contains the hallucinogenic substance DMT). In their first religious … Continue reading →

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A time bomb on our border

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Pete Guither

Link From Mexican voters, in a poll for The Dallas Morning News, Al Dia and El Universal: 93 percent say drug trafficking is a serious problem in Mexico, spreading from border cities to other parts of the country. 81 percent … Continue reading →

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US and Bolivia’s Morales reach an agreement

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Pete Guither

This is a bit of a surprise: Morales and his vice president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, held a long meeting over the weekend in Government House with U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia David Greenlee to discuss the anti-drug policy to be implemented … Continue reading →

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More overkill at The Agitator

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Pete Guither

“bullet” Radley’s got the story and partial video of a bizarre 70-90 officer SWAT drug raid conducted on the Rack n’ Roll Billiards Club under the guise of an Alcohol Beverage Control inspection (therefore warrantless). Three were arrested for drug … Continue reading →

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