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Fishy Science
Thanks to scottp, comes this breaking news from New Scientist: Cannabis doubles the risk of fatal crashes. Now since all the reliable data I’ve found indicates that, while smoking pot while driving is a bad idea, it actually causes drivers … Continue reading
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DEA – business as usual
Back in August, I mentioned the case of Essam Magid, a DEA informant that the agency continued to use after the FBI dismissed him for revealing his undercover status and identifying two agents. Today, the LA Times has a four-page … Continue reading
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Wishful Drug-Warrior Thinking
Walters and the other prohibitionists have been bragging recently about a recent spike in the street price of cocaine. CATO’s Ted Galen Carpenter, writing at NRO, stuffs that spike down their throat: f you had received a dollar every time … Continue reading
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The more science studies, the more cannabis impresses
Cannabis Could Reverse Psychosis AUSTRALIAN researchers believe cannabis, a drug believed to increase the risk of psychosis, may also be able to reverse psychotic behaviour. Scientists at Melbourne’s Monash University say they have found a chemical compound in cannabis, cannabidiol, … Continue reading
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Drugs and Death
Nguyen Tuong Van was hung in Singapore a couple of hours ago. But before we spend too much time discussing this individual who was put to death for smuggling drugs, keep in mind that he has a lot of company … Continue reading
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Prohibition corrupts
Link MEXICO CITY – Eleven federal agents were charged with kidnapping four alleged drug hit men and possibly helping rival traffickers kill them, as depicted on a brutal DVD made public, the Mexican Attorney General’s office said Thursday. The federal … Continue reading
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‘Happy Holidays’ part of well-funded, fringe effort to legalize drugs
Well, I think it’s finally time to reserve the rubber room for Bill O’Reilly. I don’t know if you’ve been following his rants about how stores shouldn’t use the phrase “Happy Holidays” because it’s offensive to Christians and therefore Americans. … Continue reading
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GAO fails to understand what it measures
The AP discusses a GAO report: The report prepared by the Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress, found that U.S. cocaine seizures from 2000 to 2004 increased by 68 percent to a record 196 metric tons in the … Continue reading
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Offensive Ad
DARE Generation Diary pointed out this outrageous TV ad… u hear bout kim? what bout kim? she has HIV she got high she got stupid she has HIV use ur brain. keep ur body healthy. b drug free. hiv.drugabuse.gov World … Continue reading
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A lesson from Singapore
25 year old Nguyen Van Tuong will soon hang for smuggling drugs to Australia and making the mistake of routing his flight through Singapore (he should have used Travelocity). TalkLeft has been covering this well, including the strange story of … Continue reading
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