Open Thread

“bullet” The U.S. Government is so sure that there’s no such thing as medical marijuana, they decided to patent it.
“bullet” Drug Czar’s Office Admits that Drug Enforcement Can’t Be Proven to Work from Scott Morgan.
“bullet” Idiot of the week — William Janes, Florida’s drug czar. He claims that addiction is misunderstood, but then says that the way to fix it is faith based involvement and Drug Free Workplace initiatives. Here’s the really bizarre comment:

‹People don‰t use drugs accidentally. They use them for self medication and for coping with life,Š he said. ‹I don‰t see a lot of recreational marijuana users any longer.Š

Apparently Janes doesn’t get out much.