Monthly Archives: August 2009

Edit: As of 10:00 pm Central, it’s up to #17, and now they’ve dropped the price a buck to $8.97. If you haven’t bought it yet, that’s an incredible price. Buy this book today on Amazon.com: Marijuana is Safer: So … Continue reading →

Another day, another revelation that marijuana is… yawn… good for you. Little things like A study showing that lifetime marijuana use is associated with a “significantly reduced risk” of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. or This study showing that … Continue reading →

There’s a new book out: Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? by Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert. Don’t buy it today. Wait until tomorrow, 8/20, when organizers are attempting a “book bomb on … Continue reading →

Every war has them, and the longer the war, the more entrenched they become. They are parasites who make their living off the war, off the suffering and the death. The worst of them use their influence to expand, sustain, … Continue reading →

So a recent study found that up to 90% of U.S. currency (especially in large cities) contains cocaine residue. A team from University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth has found that bills from the US and Canada are highly likely to … Continue reading →

This is priceless. Officer denies stealing fake cocaine Let’s see if I can summarize. As part of some bizarre operation, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police make up 102 bricks of flour, which they ship in boxes of mangoes from Peru … Continue reading →

Pretty hilarious, the notion that cops can spot a drug user’s eyes in a moving car at night in the rain. Then again, given the natural paranoia that often accompanies pot smoking, it could be a pretty effective ad. [Thanks, … Continue reading →

That’s the title of today’s column in the Washington Post by Peter Moskos and Stanford “Neill” Franklin. Public drug dealing creates an environment where disputes about money or respect are settled with guns. […] Legalization would not create a drug … Continue reading →

Prohibitionists using statistics in false ways to lie is not new. But it’s important for us to regularly debunk the lies to keep them from becoming the accepted reality. One of the most pernicious lies (pushed heavily by the government … Continue reading →

Colombia-US base accord reached Colombia says it has completed talks with Washington on allowing US troops to use seven of its military bases. Under the deal, the US military will be able to operate on Colombian soil to tackle drug-trafficking … Continue reading →