Monthly Archives: September 2007

This is a small thing for the rest of you, but it’s a great piece of news for me and my little piece of the world. Rep. Jerry Weller, dogged by ethics questions surrounding his Nicaraguan investments and his wife’s … Continue reading →

A very surreal presentation by Christy McCampbell , Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, where it appears that success is measured by wishing it. QUESTION: You threw out a bunch of countries where there are extenuating … Continue reading →

It’s that time again, and President Bush has issued his memorandum — Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2008 — identifying which countries have been naughty and nice to see whether … Continue reading →

Link Washington, D.C. — A letter signed by 45 members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be delivered today to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) demanding an end to the obstruction of scientific research aimed at developing marijuana … Continue reading →

The Chicago premiere of Waiting to Inhale will be a free screening on Thursday at 6:30, followed by a post-screen discussion that will include the director/producer, the Dean of the College of Rush University, and noted Illinois drug policy reform … Continue reading →

Via ezrydn and Lady Bee… Pro-Pot Group Claims Marijuana Cures Mad Cow Disease A New Zealand pro-marijuana group says it has scientific evidence that cannabis can stop the development of mad cow disease. It was not clear whether the findings … Continue reading →

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government … Continue reading →

There’s a bit of a move recently to claim a victory in the drug war, particularly regarding cocaine. First you have Bolivia’s drug war wins U.S. approval — an article about how the United States has determined that Bolivia has … Continue reading →

There are so many things wrong with this story… Scores of pub-goers in Bicester were tested for traces of illegal drugs during a police operation aimed at tackling violent street crime. Police used the force’s new drugs itemiser – which … Continue reading →

Via To the People… We’ve had discussions here about the various problems and potential solutions in Afghanistan — about how eradication efforts just send the local population into the arms of the Taliban, and how the idea of chemical fumigation … Continue reading →