Category Archives: Uncategorized

Reported in Now Magazine Our friendly neighbourhood pot promoters, Canadians for Safe Access ( CSA ), are calling for an immediate moratorium on the distribution of medical pot after independent testing of the feds’ bud revealed that THC levels are … Continue reading →

Via NORML Seattle, WA: The administration of the cannabinoid THC in mice delayed disease progression of an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to clinical findings published in the journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Other Motor Neuron Disorders. … Continue reading →

Suing The Reaper by Dean Kuipers in Los Angeles City Beat The story of a South L.A.æSickle-Cell Patient Had To Sue The LAPD To Stop Pulling Up Her Legal Pot Harvest. Kambui, who relies on marijuana to combat debilitating pain … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes word of another horrible bill with an exploitive and deceptive name: Defending America’s Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004 sponsored by House Judiciary Chair Jim Sensenbrenner (R-5th district, WI). So … Continue reading →

Jeanne Lenzer with the British Medical Journal (with follow-ups by World Net Daily) has a strong report: Bush plans to screen whole US population for mental illness. The sweeping mental health initiative that President Bush will unveil in July is … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft comes this AP report: n a scathing criticism of the system used to punish federal crimes, a judge on Monday called the government’s sentencing guidelines unconstitutional, saying they unfairly limit the authority of judges. In a series of … Continue reading →

See Last One Speaks for this travesty: In yet another example of forfeiture run amok, 81 year old David Davies, a WWII vet and his wife Florence had their life’s worth of assets seized because their son was storing 19 … Continue reading →

Walter in Denver notes Why The Drug War Is Doomed To Fail He points to a Rocky Mountain News article which pretty well indicates that people will always find a drug of choice, legal or illegal: Colorado calls to the … Continue reading →

Jason at Positive Liberty sent me this bizarre item in The Guardian. As part of a long story about unusual and deadly plants in a castle garden… ‡ Cannabis sativa Indian hemp or marijuana (not to mention pot, dope, spliff, … Continue reading →

Joel Miller’s article Why Drug Cops Can’t Win” at World Net Daily is an interesting read. (Joel Miller is also author of the new book “Bad Trip: How the Drug War is Destroying America.”) In the World Net Daily article, … Continue reading →