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Andrew Sullivan on the Drug War and Football: More pharmaceutical double-standards with respect to pain-relief. It seems any addictive pain-killer is fine with the NFL. Oxycontin? Have a Limbaugh-sized dose. But marijuana? You’ll be suspended. How often does our irrational … Continue reading →

The editorial staff at the Austin Peay State University (TN) All State like to use the word “logic,” but it’s clear that the university has utterly failed to teach their students what that word actually means. Link [Warning: Do not … Continue reading →

First they came for our baking soda. Then they came for our tomatoes. PULLMAN, Wash. — A Pullman landlord notified police about a grow lamp in a closet, and police got a search warrant for a drug raid. Eight officers … Continue reading →

In this week’s Drug War Chronicle, there’s one thing in particular I wanted to point out: Somewhat lost in the news of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signing a new medical marijuana law, is the fact that he also signed … Continue reading →

On March 24, I noted that Arianna Huffington had a very powerful piece in the Los Angeles Times — “The War on Drugs’ War on Minorities.” On March 28, when pointing out that the piece had been reprinted in Alternet, … Continue reading →

I had to check the date of this article three times to be sure it wasn’t April 1. JEFFERSON CITY Ö First, the state said you must make a special trip to the pharmacy counter to buy certain cold medicines. … Continue reading →

The Northeast Regional SSDP conference will be held April 13-15 at Brown University: Confronting the Drug War, Envisioning Alternatives with speakers including: Lincoln Chaffee, Former U.S. Senator Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance Glenn Loury, Brown University, Professor of Economics Daniel … Continue reading →

Robert Koehler writes at the Huffington Post: Devil Weed — about the case of Bernie Ellis, yet another medical marijuana advocate harassed by the federal government. Welcome to the Bush administration’s other bogus war: the war on drugs. Science be … Continue reading →

You may have followed the politicians around the country outraged (outraged, I say) over the sales of marijuana-flavored candy. Have you tried any of this candy? I have, and it’s an acquired taste at best. It’s a novelty, a curiosity … Continue reading →