Monthly Archives: March 2006

Thanks to Bill for alerting me to this NPR story tonight on Salvia Divinorum: Legal, Herbal Hallucinogenic Draws Teens, Critics I turned on the radio while driving home and caught the beginning… 18 year-old Justine Cavanaugh said she didn’t know … Continue reading →

OK, folks. It’s no longer tin-foil hat territory (it really hasn’t been for some time, but now it’s getting painfully obvious). What’s left of the Fourth Amendment (and thus our freedom) is in serious jeopardy. This is not a partisan … Continue reading →

I was aware that very minor drug infractions could prevent people from getting a U.S. visa, but I was not aware until now that merely admitting that you had, at some point in your life, tried marijuana, was enough to … Continue reading →

Great piece by Doug Struck in today’s Washington Post: High Crimes, or a Tokin’ Figure?: Canadians find the ‘Prince of Pot’ Harmless. The DEA begs to differ. It’s a full 3-page profile on Marc and his Marijuana crusades, that points … Continue reading →

Via NORML Nearly one out of two Americans support amending federal law “to let states legally regulate and tax marijuana the way they do liquor and gambling,” according to a national poll of 1,004 likely voters by Zogby International and … Continue reading →

I found this article from the Philippine Star interesting, even though the butchering of the English language makes it sometimes a little confusing. Basically it says that, despite the fact that the United States called the Philippines “a drug trafficker’s … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Presnell in Orlando, FL refused to apply the Federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. He ruled: This arbitrary and discriminatory disparity between powder and crack cocaine implicates the Section 3553(a)(2)(A) factors. Unless one assumes … Continue reading →

Not only can’t the Drug Czar go around unchallenged any more, even the Press is realizing that they can’t automatically believe everything he says, and is asking questions (and catching the lies). The White House drug czar yesterday sounded the … Continue reading →

Jennifer Kern at Drug Policy Alliance writes about her experience at the Czar’s drug testing summit on Wednesday. Due to the efforts of an incredible number of people in a variety of organizations, it’s becoming impossible for the Drug Czar … Continue reading →

Just when I think we can sink no lower. Buried in the ONDCP re-authorization that the House passed with only 5 “no” votes was this piece of crap (pdf, see page 30): (n) REQUIREMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MYCOHERBICIDE IN … Continue reading →