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An article worth reading in the Economist: Battles won, a war still lost: At the last count by the United Nations, in 2003, land under coca in Colombia was down to 86,300 hectares (213,200 acres) from a peak of 163,300 … Continue reading →

I had to temporarily suppress all humility to post this one, but I couldn’t resist. It’s such a wonderful post from Christopher Filkins that means a lot to me, and I wanted to share it: I’ve been reading Salon Blogs … Continue reading →

“bullet” Via Last One Speaks, comes this fascinating and delightful piece by Dana Larsen: What’s In Popeye’s Pipe? The evidence is circumstantial, but it is there, and when added together it presents a compelling picture that, for many readers at … Continue reading →

The Illinois Medical Marijuana bill will have an initial hearing in the Human Services Committee on Thursday, Februaryæ17 at 8:00 a.m. in Springfield. I plan to be there and am hoping to bring others. It should be fascinating. In the … Continue reading →

When I saw this headline: Lawmakers Criticize White House Drug War Budget I thought… “Finally, somebody’s got their act together and they’re not going to put up with the administration increasing the federal drug budget by $268 million at a … Continue reading →

Cannabis-munching cows to get change of diet in Alpine state Farmers in Liechtenstein æwill no longer be allowed to feed cannabis to their livestock under new rules to be introduced in March in the tiny Alpine state. Hemp — of … Continue reading →

A disturbing look at the immediate future of the privacy of our bodily fluids in Paul Armentano’s column at Reason. The purpose of this symposium — and the intent of the bodily fluid snoopers in attendance — was to call … Continue reading →

The expected response to the petition by Americans for Safe Access has come… (thanks to atg in comments) RE: Request for Correction of Infomlation Submitted by HHS Regarding the Medical Use of Marijuana Dear Mr. Elford: Your October 4, 2004, … Continue reading →

In the State Journal-Register The conflict reached a head this week, when Rep. Larry McKeon, D-Chicago, challenged Dr. Andrea Barthwell to a public debate about medical marijuana. Barthwell declined the challenge. … McKeon charged that Barthwell’s seminars appear to be … Continue reading →

Well, I spent some time looking over President Bush’s budget request, and my head hurts. The government spends so much money that it takes thousands of pages just to lay out the main categories of spending. And, of course, this … Continue reading →