Author Archives: Pete

Very interesting video from a local news program interviewing Dennis Flaherty of the Minnesota Peace and Police Officers Association. This is a group that opposes and testifies against any medical marijuana bill in the state and which the Minnesota Governor … Continue reading →

Fascinating article in The Japan Times by Jon Mitchell: Cannabis: the fabric of Japan It’s about Junichi Takayasu – a man who has spent his life working to preserve knowledge of cannabis culture in Japan – a history which dates … Continue reading →

This is nothing but a silly letter to the editor, but the headline caught my attention: Marijuana legalization is truly indefensible Wow! Indefensible? Strong stuff. The letter was nonsense, but I loved this sentence. Law enforcement has a hard enough … Continue reading →

For years, suspicionless drug testing has been used to demonize people, not make workplaces safer. And now, we’ve got some idiots in the cannabis business who are jumping on the drug testing bandwagon. This is really pathetic. O.penVAPE, the Nation’s … Continue reading →

Maia Szalavitz has another excellent article, this time in Salon: How NBC and our reactionary media perpetuate the war on drugs Journalists are no less likely to take drugs than anyone else—indeed, in my admittedly anecdotal experience, they’re morelikely to … Continue reading →

Currently, the Veteran’s Administration specifically prohibits their doctors from discussing or recommending medical marijuana for their patients. This evening, Representative Blumenauer offered an amendment to HR4486 – Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 – that … Continue reading →

Kevin Sabet teams up with The Heritage Foundation for more nonsense: The Marijuana Debate: Time for Reefer Sanity Ironically, the Heritage site has a pop-up when you go there that asks you to agree that “Big Government is NOT the … Continue reading →

Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Women Can Be Charged With Chemical Endangerment if They Become Pregnant and Use a Controlled Substance New York, NY – On Friday, April 18, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a 8-1 decision in Ex … Continue reading →

Normalizing Drug Use by Stanton Peele in Psychology Today. The drug policy battle in the U.S. isn’t about medical marijuana, or even legalizing marijuana. It’s about normalizing drug use. Do drugs create different experiences from other involvements we are familiar … Continue reading →

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