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Illinois – gradually working toward a medical marijuana law
Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill receives its first hearing today. Unfortunately, I can’t be there — I’d love to hear Julie Falco again. What a wonderful person. From what I’ve heard so far, I think there’s a really good chance that … Continue reading
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Doctors say drug-testing kids a bad idea
That’s right. In the March issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics said: … screening for illicit drugs is a complicated process prone to errors and cheating, and has not been shown to curtail youngsters‰ drug use. Drug testing … Continue reading
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Marsha Rosenbaum on NPR
Marsha Rosenbaum, of Safety 1st, will be a guest on Richard Miller’s National Public Radio show, “Mind, Body, Health,” on Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. PST to talk about teens and drugs. You can listen to the show live on … Continue reading
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The President’s Spring Break from Hell
I really can’t imagine that President Bush is looking forward to his upcoming trip down south. Like many Americans at this time of year, President Bush is striking out for southern climes. Packing strategies for fostering trade, fighting drug traffickers … Continue reading
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Vindictive prosecution
Via Talk Left comes an interesting development in the Ed Rosenthal Case Recap of Ed Rosenthal for those who are new to the story: Medical marijuana grower authorized by Oakland, California, arrested by feds, not allowed to mention legal status … Continue reading
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Good little cannon fodder
See the obedient Hitlerjugend marching off to the drug war. It doesn’t matter if they know that D.A.R.E. has been proven to be, at best, ineffective. Nothing’s going to stop them from teaching the children that marijuana leads to coma … Continue reading
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Halle Berry bringing Tulia scandal to the big screen?
Via Grits for Breakfast comes this news that Halle Berry is going to be playing the role of the lead NAACP attorney in a movie about the Tulia drug bust. (46 people, mostly black, in a very small town, busted … Continue reading
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FDA demonstrates federal priorities
The Food and Drug Administration is aware of the dangers of nausea: Severe vomiting can be life threatening and require intravenous fluids and hospitalization. So it’s good to know that the FDA is there to make sure that the necessary … Continue reading
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Marijuana – the wonder drug
It’s always a treat to read Lester Grinspoon, and he’s got an OpEd in the Boston Globe today. A NEW STUDY in the journal Neurology is being hailed as unassailable proof that marijuana is a valuable medicine. It is a … Continue reading
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