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American world indoor sprint favorite Ivory Williams has tested positive for marijuana and ruled ineligible for the world championships, costing the event one of its key match-ups, officials said on Wednesday. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said Williams had tested … Continue reading →

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) traveling museum exhibit, Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause, is coming to the Big Easy Hasn’t New Orleans suffered enough? I’ve followed this pathetic exhibit since 2003 in Dallas, and then to … Continue reading →

We all know that the Drug Czar is required by law to lie. But does he really need to enjoy it so much? This week points out once again how he does it. And it’s all about drugged driving. Now … Continue reading →

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2010 is taking place this week in Vienna (program). There has been outstanding blog-by-blow coverage at CNDblog, a project of the International Harm Reduction Association. CND is the UN body tasked with overseeing global … Continue reading →

Just a reminder to all of you who have Facebook, you can become a fan of Drug WarRant at facebook.com/DrugWarRant. All posts on the website also make their way onto Facebook (although sometimes with a delay), where they can be … Continue reading →

The International Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference is taking place this week in San Francisco. Full Program is available online. I wish I could be there with them. Should be a good (and educational) time. If anyone there is … Continue reading →

From Reason TV — a must-watch. James Gray has been out there for some time making a difference. This former Superior Court Justice is author of Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed: A Judicial Indictment Of War On Drugs, which … Continue reading →

Popular Science has made its archives searchable, and this has led to finding gems such as this article, from May of 1968 This was 42 years ago, an era when the science of marijuana was incomplete, yet they oddly seemed … Continue reading →

[Move breakables away from the computer now.] Cliff Kincaid. That’s all most people need to hear to know that they’re about to get a real load of crap. And boy, oh boy, does this man know how to give you … Continue reading →