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Every now and then, one of these quacks surfaces — usually in England, for some reason — at an inquest. You see, 23-year-old Paul Dumville, after suffering from severe headaches for over a month, collapsed and died. Well, the mallard … Continue reading →

Will we see another spate of alarmist headlines from this? Marijuana tied to precancerous lung changes Smoking marijuana can cause changes in lung tissue that may promote cancer growth, according to a review of decades of research on marijuana smoking … Continue reading →

Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance (pdf) by R. R. Griffiths &W. A. Richards & U. McCann & R. Jesse This double-blind study evaluated the acute and longer-term psychological effects of a … Continue reading →

Malyasia A top Malaysian anti-drug official has urged for glamorous-sounding and hip names of party drugs to be dropped and replaced with names highlighting the effects of the drugs, a news report said yesterday. Designer drugs such as Ecstasy and … Continue reading →

Very nice article by Marjorie Preston in the Atlantic City Weekly on the effort to legalize medical marijuana in New Jersey. This is partly due to the way the article is crafed, but when you read the entire thing, the … Continue reading →

If you’re in the Chicago area, here’s your chance to meet Judge James P. Gray, author of the outstanding Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It: A Judicial Indictment of the War on Drugs … Continue reading →

Warning: meandering political philosophy ahead… I’ve been continuing to think about DEA head Karen Tandy’s lies as well as the constant lies of other drug warriors (mostly political officials). Again, it’s not that I’m surprised that they lie. I’m not. … Continue reading →

— they received the right to be treated as citizens of a free country. GOOSE CREEK, SC — The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that a federal court has approved a landmark settlement in its lawsuit challenging police tactics … Continue reading →

For those late to the game, in Ravin, the Alaska State Supreme Court ruled that the state constitution’s privacy provision took precedence over the government’s “need” to search people’s homes for small amounts of marijuana. In other words, marijuana is … Continue reading →

I know others have addressed this, but I have to at least mention it. On June 28, there was an excellent, thoughtful, and intelligent letter in the Denver Post called One Soccer Mom’s Take on the Drug War. Well, naturally, … Continue reading →