Monthly Archives: August 2012

Pot-smoking driver in Saskatoon deemed not impaired A woman who admitted to using marijuana before getting into her car has been acquitted of impaired driving, with the Saskatoon judge saying he was not convinced her ability to operate a vehicle … Continue reading →

Nuevo Leon: 48 hours, 33 executed (Google translation of page in Spanish) Apparently, this series of murders was a coordinated effort to make a statement responding to military claims that the Zetas had been weakened in the area.

It has come to my attention that there’s some kind of gathering going on in Florida. I haven’t bothered paying any attention to it because I assume that nothing of substance will be discussed. Have I missed anything? How about … Continue reading →

The Yes on 64 Campaign got a nice boost with this Letter of Support from the Academic Community As professors in the fields of law, health, economics, and criminal justice, among others, we write this open letter to encourage a … Continue reading →

Coincidentally after the last post (but not in response to it), ONDCP’s Rafael LeMaitre tweets: We’re serious about supporting a #publichealth approach to policy – one based on science, not a ‘war on drugs’ or ‘legalize it’ ideology. Right. So … Continue reading →

The drug czar can claim all he wants that the drug war is over. Tell that to the people every day in this country who have their doors broken down by armed militarized forces. Oh, yeah, and tell the Marines, … Continue reading →

One of the big discussions on the internet (and here in comments) yesterday was this study from New Zealand that was reported in the media as proving that use of marijuana by teens resulted in lowered IQ. Check out the … Continue reading →

Sorry for the recent lack of posts! It’s been a real whirlwind. A 750-mile drive to Rochester on Thursday, then dry tech and set up the stage on Friday. The cast arrives late afternoon, and we re-block the show to … Continue reading →

Think a non-fiction version of “The Wire” Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines — “Baltimore: Anatomy of an American City” So… how come we can’t get Al Jazeera on American cable systems?

Almost two years ago, Maia Szalavitz put a stake in Marijuana as a Gateway Drug: The Myth That Will Not Die It seemed a shame that she even had to talk about it. It’s so thoroughly discredited that it shouldn’t … Continue reading →