Monthly Archives: May 2007

Kafkaesque

This is the absurdity that happens when you declare war on a plant. Moscow police on Saturday suppressed a rally for the legalization of marijuana, detaining 30 people and beating many more. Participants of the Marijuana March were fined and … Continue reading

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Using your tax dollars to get more tax dollars

Earlier this week, I noted a blatant and pathetic attempt by the State of Kentucky to use drug enforcement to lobby for more money. David Borden follows up in this post, noting that this is a common tactic around the … Continue reading

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Open Thread

“bullet” DrugSense Weekly “bullet” View RSS feed “bullet” And don’t forget: today is national no-pants day.

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Bring me some more leeches

Parts of England and Ireland apparently have an archaic coroner’s inquest system, which seems to involve the use of some kind of local witch doctor who just makes shit up. Cannabis Can Trigger Fatal Heart Conditions The inquest was told … Continue reading

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Pathetic

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a blatant and pathetic effort to justify drug war funding… From the State of Kentucky (as in the state government) comes this press release: State police, local law enforcement, sheriff‰s offices, HIDTA and … Continue reading

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Positive fallout

Cynthia Tucker in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Futile drug war ignores target: Safety If Kathryn Johnston’s tragic death is to lead to systemic change at the Atlanta Police Department, then Chief Richard Pennington should reconsider the foolish and costly war on … Continue reading

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Marijuana and mental health

So everybody in the media is talking about the new studies (including one from Yale) that have conclusively determined that marijuana — gasp — temporarily affects the brain. Well, yes. That’s kind of the point. So does just about everything … Continue reading

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