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Servetus on Marijuana’s dopamine boost terrifies prohibitionists: “Chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park were caught on camera boozing it up in the jungle: 21-Apr-2025 – Footage of…” Apr 23, 20:14
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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Somebody needs to tell Shaq that he’s not really Steel
Radley Balko has been covering this, but in case you missed it, “Deputy” Shaquille O’Neal has been accompanying police on paramilitary-style police raids, including drug raids. Shaq — there’s a difference between FICTION and reality. I sometimes wonder if we’ve … Continue reading
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Spooky
A halloween video for you, courtesy of the SAFER Colorado Blog
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Students lose in federal court…
Via the DARE Generation Diary… … on Friday, a federal judge granted the Bush administration’s motion to dismiss Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law that strips financial aid from college students with drug convictions … Continue reading
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Poppies
A picture that speaks volumes. …but go read anyway. [Thanks, Allan]
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Representative Mark Souder’s hometown paper endorses opponent
Via Dare Generation Diary, an endorsement in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: … And some of Souder’s other efforts, such as his bill prohibiting college students with drug convictions from getting financial aid, have hurt Hoosiers. Indiana leads the nation … Continue reading
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Colombia advertising the drug war!
OK, this is just bizarre. Via the drug czar’s “blog” comes this truly surreal item: Colombia will launch a hard-hitting advertising campaign in London next week aimed at raising awareness that cocaine use in Europe is killing hundreds of children … Continue reading
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10 Steps to End the Drug War from DrugSense
An interesting message from Mark Greer at DrugSense: While the main purpose of DrugSense is to encourage accuracy and honesty in the media with respect to illegal drugs, our goal is ultimately to stop the costly and ineffective drug war. … Continue reading
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Open Thread
I’m a bit busy right now with photography (doing 75 actor head shot sessions and two theatre production photography shoots in three days), so talk amongst yourselves. Here are a couple of things to check out. “bullet” Daksya notes what … Continue reading
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Bloody Ribbon Week
Via Radley Balko and Mark Kleiman, comes the most sickening observance of “Red Ribbon Week” imaginable. If classes had been held in a forest yesterday at Marshall Middle School in Fauquier County, it would have been difficult for teachers to … Continue reading
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On voting strategies
Phillip Smith has a good discussion piece up at StoptheDrugWar: Third-Party Candidacies vs. Voting for the Lesser Evil It’s certainly a topic worth talking about — there are a few races out there this time with third-party candidates that have … Continue reading
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