Daily Archives: July 15, 2011

More evidence of a ratcheted-up federal war on marijuana

Add this data point to the Cole memo, the DEA re-scheduling rejection notice, and the ONDCP diatribe in the National Drug Control Strategy… Feds Propose Clean-Up Language To Drug Regulations July 11, 2011—The FMCSA [Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration] is … Continue reading

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Gary Johnson on CNN

Talking about ending the drug war. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRl1NxtpOkg Didn’t get all his facts exactly right, but close enough, and definitely making good points. Oh, and kudos to whoever got him the suit and haircut.

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Crop substitution finally working in Afghanistan?

Farmers in Afghanistan are finally finding something to grow that will make them more money than opium. Cannabis. IDPC reports on a UNODC survey… The findings confirmed Afghanistan’s role as a major grower of cannabis, but also discovered that the … Continue reading

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Drug Free Workplace

Philip Greenspun details the amusingly kafkaesque inflexibility in drug testing regulations. Finally, the FAA inspector looked at my random drug testing program to make sure that everything was in place. I’m subject to the same drug testing requirements as United … Continue reading

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