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Drug Scandals in our Schools!
This startling story: Nine students were sent to a hospital after eating caffeine-laced mints taken to class by a 13-year-old boy. The boy was suspended from school for 10 days. Yep. Dangerous stuff. Definitely deserving of a suspension. What were … Continue reading
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Is this what we want in our schools?
This came to me via the Eurodrug group, regarding a school bust in Norway: Friday 50 police officers and some toll officers with dogs, sealed off an entire High School / College, refusing free movement and scaring 1700 students in … Continue reading
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And yet, the drug war continues without pause…
(From CNN: Report: Colombia drug war failing.) A new White House report showed that a massive aerial spraying offensive last year failed to dent the area of coca under cultivation in Colombia. But President Alvaro Uribe vowed on Friday to … Continue reading
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Some Interesting Reading
“bullet” Jacob Sullum on the conviction of pain doctor William Hurwitz in Dose Response Misconceptions about pain treatment could put a doctor in prison for life “bullet” In a potentially related story, UNM Doctors Discover Way to Measure Pain. Interesting, … Continue reading
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Bush to re-classify Marijuana
Amazing news, and about time! From the New York Tribune: April 1, 2005. WASHINGTON DC: President Bush today announced the administration’s decision to change the classification of cannabis (marijuana) under Controlled Substances Act (CSA) scheduling. While there had been some … Continue reading
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Why the Market Argument is Bogus in Raich
While waiting for the Supreme Court decision in Raich, it’s still fun to do a little speculating. So I was interested to read Mike’s post at the Ashcroft v Raich category of the Crime and Federalism blog, discussing the government’s … Continue reading
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Anslinger, I mean, Walters, hits a new low
One of yesterday’s entries on the drug czar’s blog: The Red Lake Shooter and Drugs Some disturbing content on the Red Lake shooter’s blog has come to light. Jeff Weise, the teenager who allegedly shot and killed 9 people at … Continue reading
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We put our freedom in their hands
The Las Vegas Review Journal is justifiably suspicious about this atrocity: Editorial: Metro cop planted drugs in suspect’s car Sheriff says suspensions will suffice While officers were in the process of arresting local resident Mark Lilly last July on suspicion … Continue reading
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Jacob Sullum takes on the Times
Check out this excellent rebuttal at Hit and Run to yesterday’s stupid New York Times article on medical marijuana. Yesterday, in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s imminent decision in Ashcroft v. Raich, the medical marijuana case, The New York Times … Continue reading
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New York Times Writer Can’t Read
Dan Hurley’s article tomorrow in the New York times is a strange, unbalanced article about medical marijuana, giving a lot of space to opponents, and then claiming there isn’t enough “clinical” evidence to support medical marijuana. The problem is that … Continue reading
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