Monthly Archives: June 2010

This was new to me… The Desert Springs Equestrian Center in Tucson takes in horses used by drug smugglers to pack in heavy bales of marijuana. After arriving in the U.S., the horses are often abandoned to die in the … Continue reading →

Libertarian economist Jeffrey Miron will be the guest on Daniel Williams’ Opium Den tonight at 9 pm eastern.

Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will be on C-Span’s Washington Journal Thursday morning at 7:30 am EST. Director Kerlikowske will discuss the National Drug Control Strategy. Live streaming of the show. Call in … Continue reading →

We haven’t had one of these to make fun of for awhile… Here’s Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom writing at Minnesota Public Radio’s website: Marijuana, America’s most dangerous illegal drug Here are some lowlights: Methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin may be … Continue reading →

Two new officials were confirmed for posts at the ONDCP: David Mineta as Deputy Director of Demand Reduction, and Benjamin Tucker as Deputy Director of State, Local and Tribal Affairs. I was doing a little quick checking into these folks … Continue reading →

NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) hosted a meeting in March called “Drugged Driving: Future Research Directions” and here is the summary of that meeting. It’s an interesting read, though frustrating since, while supposedly part of the mandate is to … Continue reading →

As we’ve known for some time, the Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske has gotten a real hard-on for promoting drugged driving as some kind of big epidemic, despite the lack of evidence showing it to be a significant problem (particularly compared … Continue reading →

Last night. (Via Meidaite)

Al Martinez: Do we need one more drug to shield us from reality? — L.A. Daily News I predict that by the end of the year the sale of marijuana will become so common in L.A. that Mom will be … Continue reading →

That would be some bonfire. Nice job by the medical marijuana folks in Illinois to turn this marijuana seizure into an opportunity… “Depending on its purity, [the seized marijuana] represents a lot of medicine that could have helped so many … Continue reading →