AltWeeklies Wire
The Feds Cry Wolf on Pot Potency (Again)new
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) trumpeted its most recent report on increased marijuana potency in the starkest language possible. But there's no evidence that more potent marijuana is any more dangerous for users.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
06-30-2008 |
Drugs
Too Many Pregnant Addicts Call Salt Lake County Metro Jail Homenew
With treatment-center beds so hard to come by, judges hand pregnant women jail sentences to provide them at least with safety and some prenatal care. But most of the babies will still be born into a world where drug withdrawal is one of their first sensations.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
06-30-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Legalize Medical Marijuananew
Now almost 75, this sharecroppers' daughter from Arkansas continues to lecture across the country on sex education, universal health care and public health approaches to dealing with illegal drugs.
Black Tuna Gang Leader Gets Out of Jailnew
Robert Platshorn was the first big bust of the War on Drugs. Almost 30 years later, he's free and talking.
Miami New Times |
Brantley Hargrove |
06-23-2008 |
Drugs
Will Psychedelic Drug Research Return to Harvard?new
Harvard has shied away from psychedelic drug research since they expunged Tim Leary and Baba Ram Dass for LSD abuse back in 1963. Now Dr. John Halpern is making his bid to bring hallucinogens back to campus.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Berbergal |
05-29-2008 |
Drugs
Details of the Big SDSU Drug Bust Emergenew
The District Attorney conveyed the impression that the DEA had uncovered a single huge drug ring, led and organized by Kenneth Ciaccio and centered in six fraternities. The reality, as it turns out, was a little different.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
05-28-2008 |
Drugs
Is Bad Journalism to Blame for Marijuana Prohibition?new
Drugs are dangerous. Drugs ruin people's lives. Drugs can kill. But that doesn't mean they always do. The truth is, most people who use drugs -- both legal and illegal -- do so responsibly and without any noticeable detrimental effect. But that's just not a good story.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
05-19-2008 |
Drugs
Reed College: One of America's Most Permissive Drug Collegesnew
The private school with one of the most prestigious academic programs in the U.S. is one of the last schools in the country where students enjoy almost unlimited freedom to experiment openly with drugs, with little or no hassles from authorities.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
05-14-2008 |
Education
Barney Frank's Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Shouldn't be Controversialnew
It's been more than 36 years since a national commission appointed by President Richard Nixon recommended the decriminalization of up to 100 grams of marijuana for personal use, but no bill has been introduced in Congress to decriminalize marijuana since 1984; the Shafer Commission's recommendations remain ignored. Until two weeks ago.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
05-05-2008 |
Drugs
Marijuana Activists Fight for the Right to Get Highnew
The Canadian marijuana movement gears up for a big party, and a fight against a tough new crime bill which would impose mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-25-2008 |
Drugs
Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Criminalize Salvianew
Is this a test-run for marijuana-law reform?
Boston Phoenix |
James Tierney |
04-24-2008 |
Drugs
Don't Look to Obama or Clinton for Progressive Drug Reformnew
Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have far superior drug policy plans than Republican nominee John McCain, who claimed to not even know that many federal raids on state-approved medical marijuana patients have taken place. But neither is the reformer this nation's drug policy needs.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
04-22-2008 |
Drugs
A Minnesota Lawmaker Tries to Ban Salvia ...new
So we decide to try the potent, legal psychedelic ourselves.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
04-10-2008 |
Drugs
Border Checkpoints: The Nation's Biggest Weed Trapsnew
Border Patrol checkpoints near Yuma, Ariz., use K9 dogs to nab hordes of pot users headed back from the beach.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
03-18-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
My Opana Adventuresnew
In which I abuse the new prescription painkiller, and (barely) live to tell the tale.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
03-06-2008 |
Drugs
