Daily Archives: January 25, 2007

Little things that make me smile

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

About two years ago, former ONDCP staffer and con-artist Andrea Barthwell put together a series of lectures in Illinois to attack our medical marijuana efforts. I was able to catch her falsifying sponsorship information, which marked essentially the end of … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan apparently doesn’t want to be run by John Walters

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

Link Rebuffing months of U.S. pressure, Afghan President Hamid Karzai decided against a Colombia-style program to spray this country’s heroin-producing poppies after the Cabinet worried herbicide would hurt legitimate crops, animals and humans, officials said Thursday. Turns out Canada’s not … Continue reading →

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NIDA fails to propagandize Wikipedia

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

Ryan Grim at The Politico reports on the efforts of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to remove the Wikipedia information about them that is controversial, and replace it with glowing propaganda. In late August, someone with an IP address … Continue reading →

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Open Thread

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

“bullet” Grits for Breakfast notes that, in Texas, a conservative GOP senator who is a medical doctor has filed a bill authorizing local governments to implement needle exchange programs. It’s going to be a tricky one for the prohibitionists. I … Continue reading →

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