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Bound to turn some heads
It’s the Truth Enforcement Squad Car, number 420, of course, patrolling the streets in Dallas/Ft. Worth. This is a project of the Dallas/Ft. Worth NORML chapter, complete with green LEDs to replace the normal red and blue lights. Near the … Continue reading
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Psychedelic
At Alternet, Can Psychedelics Make You Happier? Research suggests that psychedelics may be better than antidepressants, which tend to dampen or suppress psychological problems without necessarily curing them. Interesting article, and a lot worth exploring in this area – an … Continue reading
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More drug free follies
Pennsylvania Nearly 400 students got to skip school Tuesday to be honored for their commitment to staying drug free. That’s because each of them made a promise at the beginning of the school year to volunteer to be randomly drug … Continue reading
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Using tainted money
Every year in my theatre management class, we have a discussion on whether they would refuse a donation for their arts organization based on the identity or reputation of the donor. Keep in mind that this is merely a donation … Continue reading
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Some eye candy on TV
The Alyona Show on the RT network has been gaining some real traction by covering a lot of stories that the mainstream media tends to ignore. Here, she interviews our friend Scott Morgan on the latest intimidation efforts by the … Continue reading
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Paul Sheehan, moron of the day
For a really bizarrely bad column, check out Paul Sheehan in the Sydney Morning Herald with Tolerance a recipe for drug misery It leads off with a huge picture of a cute family – fiancee, father, little boy. And then … Continue reading
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What’s more important? Arresting, or saving lives?
Lawmakers ponder immunity in overdose cases Springfield (AP) – Kathie Kane-Willis faced a life-and-death dilemma: Her boyfriend’s lips were blue. He was going into cardiac arrest from a drug overdose. Would she be arrested if she called the authorities for … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day
My mom sometimes reads this blog to keep up with what I’m doing, so just in case… Happy Mother’s Day, mom! (yes, I’ll call her, too) This is an open thread.
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Torture and drug policy
“We don’t torture people in America and people who say we do simply know nothing about our country.” – George W. Bush [Interview with Australian TV – 10/18/03] At the recent GOP Presidential candidate debate on Fox, the five participants … Continue reading
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DEA will not demand payment over the phone or internet
From the latest DEA email newsletter… DID YOU KNOW? All too frequently criminals pose at DEA Special Agents on the phone or via the internet in an attempt to illegally scam innocent individuals. DEA Special Agents will never demand money … Continue reading
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Coked-up salmon like to swim: 04 APR 26 -- …cocaine and its metabolites—along with other drugs and pharmaceuticals—are widespread in…