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Censoring medical marijuana information helps no one

You may be aware recently that a couple of radio stations in Wyoming had been running some medical marijuana Public Service Announcements from MPP, until a local police chief complained and they pulled them. MPP’s Bruce Mirken responded with this wonderfully written piece in the Jackson Hole Star Tribune.

[Thanks, Allan]

March 13th, 2006 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

Editorials, good and bad

A couple of editorials in my morning reading caught my attention. One good, one bad. “bullet” A good one from the Colorado Spring Gazette, also published in the Sedalia (MO) Democrat The article talks about the border violence near Nueva Laredo, and continues…

These latest victims can be added to the rising costs of an […]

March 13th, 2006 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

Cocaine Gene

Via TalkLeft comes this article at the BBC. The Institute of Psychiatry has identified a gene variant that may increase the likelihood of dependence on cocaine. This is not a particular surprise to me. There’s always been some evidence that susceptibility to abuse of various substances (alcohol and other drugs) has been linked to genetics. […]

March 13th, 2006 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed