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Medical Marijuana raids in San Francisco

My first reaction was to jump all over the story (which has been reported elsewhere) of DEA raids on medical marijuana operations in San Francisco (so quickly after the Supreme Court decision). Given the official stories of money laundering and … Continue reading

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Shooting fish in a barrel

OK, sometimes I just need a little entertainment, and a column comes along that does the trick very nicely. In this case, it’s an OpEd by former Niles Police Chief Ray Giovannelli in the Journal Online (Northwest Chicago Suburbs): How … Continue reading

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No amendment to cut federal drug testing dollars after all

The action alert I gave yesterday has been rendered unnecessary, as the amendment has been withdrawn. Here’s a report from SSDP’s legislative director Ross Wilson: Today, we witnessed the frustrating nature of politics in Congress and how good policy proposals … Continue reading

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Sativex futures

An article in the National Post, mostly discussing GW Pharmaceutical’s stock prospects (and it’s poor cash position) concluded with some interesting points about the future of the liquid form of marijuana called Sativex¬. But Evolution Securities’ Mr. Senior said there … Continue reading

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Drug Czar’s numbers called “funny math”

It’s nice to see that the Drug Czar is not always getting a free ride when it comes to the crap he calls “data” coming out of his office. The latest: Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) … Continue reading

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Urgent Action Item

Via Students for a Sensible Drug Policy. Rep. Bobby Scott ( D-VA ) will introduce an amendment in the next day or two to the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill to shift $10 million to the Department of Labor’s Reintegration of Youthful … Continue reading

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Senator gets Hodgkin’s Disease, supports medical marijuana

Link Arlen Specter says he “may introduce legislation” in the Senate in favor of medical marijuana. The U.S. senator, who has long supported the use of human stem cells for disease research, told Your Humble Narrator yesterday that he’s in … Continue reading

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Illiterate Voices

Our good friends at Educating Voices are at it again. These are the folks (led by Judy Kreamer of Naperville, Illinois) who helped Andrea Barthwell lie about sponsorships for the Illinois Marijuana Lectures. Earlier today, they had a “scoop” at … Continue reading

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The mess of the drug war

Loretta at US Marijuana Party blog has pieces of a horrific story involving the trial of a man accused of killing three cops in the process of a drug bust. There have been charges that the bust happened because payments … Continue reading

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Lollipops and Liquid Pot

Last One Speaks has a couple of items to check out: “bullet” Sativex goes retail in Canada — That’s right, the liquid form of marijuana called Sativex¬ is now available by prescription in Canada. Next stop, the U.S. (as soon … Continue reading

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