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From CGinformation.org — “the unofficial U.S. Coast Guard blog of information, news and commentary”: Today HQ put out a press release congratulating the service for outdoing any previous 1st quarter in the interdiction of Cocaine with 97,635 pounds of the … Continue reading →

Bizarre statement in a marijuana case, from U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert: “He profited from his greed, at the expense of others. He deserves the life sentence.” And Gretchen, he didn’t profit off me — if he had, I’d have at … Continue reading →

I finally got a chance to read the ASA lawsuit filing (large pdf file) in U.S. Circuit Court resulting from its years of following through with a Data Quality Act challenge against the Department of Health and Human Services. They … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes this delightful quote from Bill Richardson: “I’m urging very quick, strong action on predatory lending. I want that cockfighting bill, I want medical marijuana, I want my tax cuts.” When it comes to predatory lending and cockfighting, … Continue reading →

Maia Szalavitz was apparently on as a guest. I may have to wait for the transcripts.

Success in the committee. 6-4 vote in favor of medical marijuana. Congrats to everyone involved. I hear Julie did a great job. One of the no votes was the Senator from my district, Bill Brady, who has consistently rebuffed all … Continue reading →

Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill receives its first hearing today. Unfortunately, I can’t be there — I’d love to hear Julie Falco again. What a wonderful person. From what I’ve heard so far, I think there’s a really good chance that … Continue reading →

That’s right. In the March issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics said: … screening for illicit drugs is a complicated process prone to errors and cheating, and has not been shown to curtail youngsters‰ drug use. Drug testing … Continue reading →

Marsha Rosenbaum, of Safety 1st, will be a guest on Richard Miller’s National Public Radio show, “Mind, Body, Health,” on Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. PST to talk about teens and drugs. You can listen to the show live on … Continue reading →

I really can’t imagine that President Bush is looking forward to his upcoming trip down south. Like many Americans at this time of year, President Bush is striking out for southern climes. Packing strategies for fostering trade, fighting drug traffickers … Continue reading →