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Servetus on Marijuana and toxicology in ancient Greece and Rome: “Speaking of autism and what causes it: 21-Apr-2025 – Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of…” Apr 23, 19:53
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Servetus on Marijuana and toxicology in ancient Greece and Rome: “A single psilocybin treatment lasts for weeks: 22-Apr-2025 – In a groundbreaking research study, University of Michigan researchers have discovered…” Apr 23, 18:46
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N.J. DEA and SWAT raid wrong house – 2nd time in 4 months
Somebody put these DEA and SWAT guys away somewhere. Please. For the safety of Americans. SWAT team raids wrong home: State Police and DEA agents frighten residents and tear up house A State Police SWAT team and a swarm of … Continue reading
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So stupid it’s almost funny
In Thursday’s Washington Times: Colombia helps Afghanistan wage drug war Illinois’ Henry Hyde, idiot and Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, got this bright idea: Colombia has done so well with its drug war, why not have them tell … Continue reading
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Government mis-uses data, situation normal
Today’s New York Times article: Profiling Report Leads to a Demotion is interesting in that it describes a process that has become amazingly typical in government use of data (particularly as it relates to the drug war). Amid all the … Continue reading
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New Blog at MAPS
Via Libby at Last One Speaks, I discover that there is a new blog with the title: Notes on the MAPS/Craker/DEA hearing concerning the establishment of a pilot medical marijuana production facility at the University of Massachussetts, Amherst Rick Doblin … Continue reading
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Utah media torn
Coverage of the attacked rave continues, and media sources in very conservative Utah are trying to figure out how to deal with it. The most confused appears to be the Daily Herald. The first half of the opinion piece is … Continue reading
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Crack then. Meth now.
What the press didn’t learn from the last drug panic An interesting read from Jack Shafer.
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ACLU medical marijuana science page
Link Good stuff — also includes transcripts from the hearings this week. [Thanks to Dan]
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The DEA once again fails to understand ethics, honor, or a host of similar words
Among the DEA’s many faults is the extensive use of questionable or downright dishonest informants. (See my report on Bad Girl Michele Leonhart and the use of informant Andrew Chambers, who regularly lied on the witness stand.) Here’s the latest. … Continue reading
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Utah media starts reporting on Rave attack
After only reporting the press release put out by the Sheriff yesterday (and getting some heat for it), Utah papers are starting to explore the other side: In the Salt Lake Tribune: Partygoers at a rave in Spanish Fork Canyon … Continue reading
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Dealing with Venezuela
So after Chavez kicked out the DEA from Venezuela (accusing them of spying and running drugs), the U.S. government retaliated by revoking Visas and threatening their “rating” with the U.S. Now so-called religious leader Pat Robertson has weighed in to … Continue reading
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