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Urgent Action Needed — Higher Education Act
From Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (with assistance from NORML and DRCNet): Since its inception, our organization has campaigned against a 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act that denies federal financial aid to anyone convicted of a drug-related … Continue reading
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Illinois House committee to discuss Medical Marijuana
Rich Rawlings with the Illinois Marijuana Party tells us that Illinois H.B. 4868 — a bill creating The Medical Cannabis Act will be discussed in subcommittee on October 4. If you live in Illinois and one of the following Subcommittee … Continue reading
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Crack Babies talk back
From the Columbia Journalism Review, a piece by Mariah Blake: The Damage Done. It started in fourth grade when his teacher asked him to read aloud. Antwaun stammered, then went silent. “He can’t read because he’s a crack baby,” jeered … Continue reading
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So much going on…
Here are a number of things I’ve gotten from the drug policy reform community that I hadn’t gotten around to yet, and probably deserved posts of their own. Check them out. “bullet” Run Ricky Run: Football, Pot and Pain by … Continue reading
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No surprise here. President Bush used drugs.
From the Mirror, the latest on President Bush and his drug use. GEORGE W Bush snorted cocaine at Camp David, a new book claims. His wife Laura also allegedly tried cannabis in her youth. Author Kitty Kelley says in her … Continue reading
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New Voting Guides up: Florida and Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Two more voting guides are now available with endorsements (although a few races are still pending). Florida — parts of the state are a bit depressing, particularly in the 7th, where drug war idiot and stooge Mica is running unopposed. … Continue reading
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Two siamese and their calico kingpin get 5-10 years for trafficking in catnip
It’s almost that bad: Couple sues drug task force for arresting them over catnip WATERVILLE, Wash. – A Loomis couple is suing the Okanogan County drug task force over their arrest for mailing a package of catnip. Inspectors thought the … Continue reading
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My obsession with Speaker Hastert’s remarks gets me on Fox News Sunday
On “Fox News Sunday” last night [in my dreams]: Chris Wallace: “Tonight on Fox News Sunday we welcome a special guest – Drug WarRant author Pete Guither, who is here to discuss the charges leveled by Speaker of the House … Continue reading
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Research shows that research funds are wasted
In today’s Washington Post: Study Focuses On Marijuana Use by Teens Researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research [CESAR] recently developed a set of warning signs to spot teenage use of marijuana, a popular recreational drug … Continue reading
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Two heartbeats from the presidency, an absolute nut job
Jack Shafer does a nice job of taking on Dennis Hastert on Dope at Slate. If both Bush and Cheney were to suddenly drop dead, the law would transfer the presidential powers to a man who proved himself an absolute … Continue reading
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