- DrugWarRant.com, the longest running single-issue blog devoted to drug policy
Join us on Pete's couch.
Send comments, tips,
and suggestions to: FDA hearing conducted for psychedelic drug trials: the FDA recently awarded priority review vouchers to two companies studying psilocybin for…
Use of betel nut by humans emerged 25,000 years ago: 9-Sep-2026 -- A team of Griffith University archaeologists has uncovered…
Psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapy: September 3, 2026 -- Chemotherapy is brutal. The cancer treatment is often lifesaving,…
LSD is stripped down to the base features responsible for its hallucinogenic and therapeutic effects: 7-Sep-2026 – In a study…
Daily Archives: January 13, 2007
Daily Kos
Inspired by the NY Times article mentioned earlier, Meteor Blades’ Another Failed War Needs ‘Redeployment’ brings the drug war to the Daily Kos front page. The drug war is now and has always been, at its core, a culture war. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Daily Kos
Why is Marijuana Illegal
A pretty big discussion at digg.com on my article Why is Marijuana Illegal? has boosted my traffic about 2,000% today. Nice. Welcome to any new visitors that make it to the front page of Drug WarRant.
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Why is Marijuana Illegal
The other losing war
Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson, in the New York Times today: Preoccupation with Iraq has drawn attention from another unwinnable American war that has been far more destructive of life both at home and abroad and has caused far greater … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on The other losing war
Clinical trials for psychedelics need more convincing placebo treatments: 16-Sep-2026 -- UC San Francisco researchers are weighing in on one…