http://technorati.com/tag/drug+policy Posts tagged with "drug policy" on Technorati Thu, 15 May 2008 13:13:34 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/tag/drug+policy support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 drug policy http://justmytruth.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/mexico-as-the-52nd-state/ http://justmytruth.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/mexico-as-the-52nd-state/ Thu, 15 May 2008 10:48:59 -0700 For those of you having problems reading this text, please place your cursor over the text and hold down the control key on your keyboard, (CTRL), and with the wheel of your mouse, roll the wheel towards yourself. This will increase the text size. For several days now CNN’s Lou Dobbs has been covering the increased violence of the Mexican drug cartel’s killing of law enforcement officers in Mexico. Actually it has been longer than that, but the story has escalated lately. With Mexico’s Presid 2008-05-15 10:48:59 PDT http://technorati.com/search/justmytruth.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/mexico-as-the-52nd-state/ 39 66 http://proathletesonly.com/news/locker-room/mlb-executive-council-approves-drug-policy-revisions/ http://proathletesonly.com/news/locker-room/mlb-executive-council-approves-drug-policy-revisions/ Thu, 15 May 2008 08:20:03 -0700 Major League Baseball’s executive council unanimously voted on Wednesday to approve revisions in the current drug policy. The entire roster of 30 teams is expected to follow suit at Thursday morning’s joint meeting. Those revisions, which include turning over management of the policy to an independent administrator, were collectively bargained with the Players Association last month. The union is currently in the process of polling the players by ballot. “[The owners on the council] were very 2008-05-15 08:20:03 PDT http://technorati.com/search/proathletesonly.com/news/locker-room/mlb-executive-council-approves-drug-policy-revisions/ 19 38 http://chronicdiscontent.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/recommended-reading-unquiet-grave/ http://chronicdiscontent.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/recommended-reading-unquiet-grave/ Thu, 15 May 2008 07:44:00 -0700 Recommended Reading: Unquiet Grave Posted on May 15, 2008 by chronicdiscontent It was 1 a.m. today when I finished Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country by Steve Hendricks. The book has kept me up late all week with its detailed accounts of murder and bombs and rape and the American Indian Movement’s fight against entrenched racism in South Dakota. From Wounded Knee to Washington, D.C., and from the Puget Sound to Los Angeles, Hendricks tracks the AIMers who 2008-05-15 07:44:00 PDT http://technorati.com/search/chronicdiscontent.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/recommended-reading-unquiet-grave/ 18 118 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/15.html#a2846 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/15.html#a2846 Thu, 15 May 2008 07:32:35 -0700 There's one problem often faced by those of us well versed in the facts of the drug war. We know the history and the science. We're able to clearly distinguish the difference between negative consequences of drugs and negative consequences of prohibition. Our factual knowledge base is, quite frankly, overwhelming, and all of it points clearly, unmistakably, and inexorably to reform. We're even open to carefully considering opposing arguments (which fail the test of reason time after time), thus 2008-05-15 07:32:35 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/15.html#a2846 186 432 Drug WarRant http://theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/marijuana-gives-you-pimples-it-does-it.html http://theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/marijuana-gives-you-pimples-it-does-it.html Thu, 15 May 2008 07:02:51 -0700 Marijuana gives you pimples It does, it does ... if I smoke some grass and I get the muchies and go to 7-11 and buy a block of Dairy Milk and 2 days later I’m getting ackers everywhere. See, I told ya.  Is this part of an official research paper from a prohibitionist groups? It very well could be considering the logic of some recent reports. Read on to see the evidence that pundits like Miranda Devine would love so much. The quest to demonise marijuana has been blazing since the 19 2008-05-15 07:02:51 PDT http://technorati.com/search/theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/marijuana-gives-you-pimples-it-does-it.html 9 11 http://www.globehealthtours.com/medical_news/health-policy/single-anti-flu-drug-not-enough-to-resist-bird-flu/ http://www.globehealthtours.com/medical_news/health-policy/single-anti-flu-drug-not-enough-to-resist-bird-flu/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:04:19 -0700 May 15: As a precautionary measure against fast spreading bird flu in South East Asia the UK government has began to stockpile anti-viral drug Tamiflu. A recent research has found that stockpiling single drug will not be effective in resisting global flu pandemic. Tests conducted on the H5N1 strain of bird flu that is rapidly spreading all across South East Asia has found that it is developing resistance to the leading anti-viral drug Tamiflu. This study was conducted by the Medical Research 2008-05-14 23:04:19 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.globehealthtours.com/medical_news/health-policy/single-anti-flu-drug-not-enough-to-resist-bird-flu/ 3 5 Globe Health Tours News http://yourdailychum.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/american-college-of-physicianspot-is-good-medicine-cops-nothing-to-see-here/ http://yourdailychum.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/american-college-of-physicianspot-is-good-medicine-cops-nothing-to-see-here/ Wed, 14 May 2008 18:31:22 -0700 The second largest professional body of physicians has declared its official support for medical marijuana. Drug cops, bureaucrats, and other moral overlords scramble to stem tide of the U.S. finally coming to its senses. Put this in your pipe and smoke it 2008-05-14 18:31:22 PDT http://technorati.com/search/yourdailychum.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/american-college-of-physicianspot-is-good-medicine-cops-nothing-to-see-here/ 3 3 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/14.html#a2845 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/14.html#a2845 Wed, 14 May 2008 17:27:34 -0700 Being a drug dealer sure is lucrative ... particularly if you're also wearing a badge. "The agents actually brought with them 146 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of an undercover vehicle," [...] In addition to posing as drug buyers, [undercover officers] pose as drug dealers and the marijuana will be useful bait to trap more traffickers down the road. The seized boat will be auctioned off and the sheriff's office and the other police agencies that took part in the bust can keep the money 2008-05-14 17:27:34 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/14.html#a2845 186 432 Drug WarRant http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/14.html#a2844 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/14.html#a2844 Wed, 14 May 2008 07:13:18 -0700 Words, words... they're all we have to go on Chief Dennis Jones, describing murdered Rachel Hoffman: "She was completing a diversion program for possession of over 20 grams of marijuana and pending felony charges for possession with intent to sell MDA (or Ecstacy), maintaining a drug house, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia." Sounds pretty hard core, doesn't it? Translation: Rachel was a college student who sold pot to her friends. 2008-05-14 07:13:18 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/14.html#a2844 186 432 Drug WarRant http://arendezvouswithdestiny.blogspot.com/2008/05/depressed-teens-and-marijuana-deadly.html http://arendezvouswithdestiny.blogspot.com/2008/05/depressed-teens-and-marijuana-deadly.html Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:52 -0700 The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy wanted to make sure the messages was clear regarding teen pot use and depression: They're a terrible combination: White House Drug Policy: Teens, Marijuana, and Depression Press Release National Drug Control Policy Report: Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression The report analyzed around a dozen studies about marijuana use and mental health. The policy office cautioned that teens who use marijuana to "self-medicate" may worsen their 2008-05-14 06:00:52 PDT http://technorati.com/search/arendezvouswithdestiny.blogspot.com/2008/05/depressed-teens-and-marijuana-deadly.html 1 1 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2843 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2843 Tue, 13 May 2008 21:37:40 -0700 Program Note WFLA-FM 100.7, Tallahassee, FL http://www.wflafm.com Wednesday, May 14th at 7:30 am EDT "The Morning Show" with Preston Scott and Eric Eggers Guest: Mike Jones of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Topic: The Rachael Hoffman murder 11:37:40 PM | drug policy | Links | 2008-05-13 21:37:40 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2843 186 432 Drug WarRant http://theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/rudd-welfare-payments-for-drug-users.html http://theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/rudd-welfare-payments-for-drug-users.html Tue, 13 May 2008 20:04:10 -0700 Last year, ex PM John Howard said he was going to quarantine welfare payments for people convicted of drug offences. In an interview before Howard's announcement, Rudd had already said he was in favour of restricting payments of drug addicted parents. Is Rudd going to invoke Howard's harsher strategy? With the introduction of the ‘income management debit card’ in last night’s budget, the basics have been established and the plan is to roll it our nationally starting with Aboriginal communities 2008-05-13 20:04:10 PDT http://technorati.com/search/theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/rudd-welfare-payments-for-drug-users.html 9 11 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2842 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2842 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:07:50 -0700 Ut oh. Another scary marijuana story... If you smoke between two ounces and nine ounces of marijuana every week, it's possible that you might be at an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. But we don't actually have any, uh, actual evidence of it. Link 5:07:50 PM | drug policy | Links | 2008-05-13 15:07:50 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2842 186 432 Drug WarRant http://undomiciled.blogspot.com/2008/05/generation-why-millennials-on-move.html http://undomiciled.blogspot.com/2008/05/generation-why-millennials-on-move.html Tue, 13 May 2008 13:15:11 -0700 The times' Bob Herbert has an interesting op-ed piece in the latest times entitled "Here Come the Millennials." The so called millenials, whom he describes as being in their late teens to early 30's (and also as being born from the 80's to early 90's...but i digress) is what I like to refer to as "Generation Why?". Herbert highlights what this up-and-coming generation of youth means to the immediate body politic of conservatism. Namely, they are pro-education and universal health care (much lik 2008-05-13 13:15:11 PDT http://technorati.com/search/undomiciled.blogspot.com/2008/05/generation-why-millennials-on-move.html 1 1 http://redrising.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/students-for-a-sensible-drug-policy-unapologetically-against-the-war-on-drugs/ http://redrising.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/students-for-a-sensible-drug-policy-unapologetically-against-the-war-on-drugs/ Tue, 13 May 2008 13:06:10 -0700 What would Abraham Lincoln say? “Prohibition makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded,” read the back of a t-shirt distributed by Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP). The SSDP is, as the name suggests, dedicated to eradicating the War on Drugs. They believe that although drugs are harmful, the best method to reducing the risk of drug addiction is to educate and not prosecute. They com 2008-05-13 13:06:10 PDT http://technorati.com/search/redrising.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/students-for-a-sensible-drug-policy-unapologetically-against-the-war-on-drugs/ 0 0 http://cannabistv.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/reefer-madness-2008-uk-to-us/ http://cannabistv.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/reefer-madness-2008-uk-to-us/ Tue, 13 May 2008 10:06:45 -0700 “Cannabis has become the football in a contest between evidence and passion” Headline: May 8, 2008 - UK: Cannabis Upgrade Made Official - Britain has moved Cannabis back to “Class B” - the culmination of months of debate and propaganda regarding the relative safety of Cannabis (marijuana), especially in the area of mental health among the young.  In January 2004, under Tony Blair’s administration, Cannabis was downgraded to “Class C” - along with tranquilizers and the like, possession of whic 2008-05-13 10:06:45 PDT http://technorati.com/search/cannabistv.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/reefer-madness-2008-uk-to-us/ 5 21 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2841 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2841 Tue, 13 May 2008 06:23:49 -0700 Useless David Harsanyi has a good read in the Denver Post: The government's sorta-kinda-maybe logic It could be argued that the most useless job in Washington, D.C., is held by John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He's otherwise known as the country's Drug Czar. And when you consider the spectacular number of useless jobs in Washington, that's quite an accomplishment. No one is saying, of course, that it's easy being a figurehead of a cost-inefficient orga 2008-05-13 06:23:49 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/13.html#a2841 186 432 Drug WarRant http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/12.html#a2840 http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/12.html#a2840 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:21:28 -0700 We're getting snubbed by... Ecuador Unless we own their government and have it heavily on payroll, we're not particularly popular in Latin American countries these days. Ecuador Opposes Outpost in American War on Drugs They don't like our war on drugs, either. As someone who works in the arts, I like President Correa's hiring decisions: In a shake-up of the armed forces in April, Mr. Correa picked Javier Ponce, a poet who advocates less military cooperation with United States, as defens 2008-05-12 20:21:28 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/05/12.html#a2840 186 432 Drug WarRant http://doctor-clinic.net/medical-news-may12th-2008/ http://doctor-clinic.net/medical-news-may12th-2008/ Mon, 12 May 2008 08:52:09 -0700 Medical News May12th, 2008 Posted on May 12, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment Teen Depression Worsened by Marijuana, Government Says Today the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy sent out a clear message on teen pot use and depression: They’re a bad combination. Issuing a report that analyzes around a dozen studies about marijuana use and mental health, the policy office warned that teens who use marijuana to “self-medicate” may worsen their underlying depres 2008-05-12 08:52:09 PDT http://technorati.com/search/doctor-clinic.net/medical-news-may12th-2008/ 10 16 doctor-clinic.net http://allmednews.org/apa-drug-interactions-a-common-risk-for-schizophrenic-patients/ http://allmednews.org/apa-drug-interactions-a-common-risk-for-schizophrenic-patients/ Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:03 -0700 WASHINGTON, May 9 — One-fifth of patients and schizophrenia catch prescriptions to about dickhead that package build malicious interactions as busy in vogue constitution, a researcher blunt here. 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