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More on medical marijuana in California
As noted in an earlier post, California has legalized medical marijuana and dispensaries of medical marijuana. The Federal government has yet to follow suit, though the DEA periodically says that it i… more »
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More on medical marijuana in California
LeisureGuy wrote 1 hour ago: As noted in an earlier post, California has legalized medical marijuana and dispensaries of medical … more »
Cannabis and MS
LeisureGuy wrote 4 days ago: Encouraging. For a long time the DEA would permit no studies. The CUPID (Cannabinoid Use in Progress … more »
Too weird for The Wire
LeisureGuy wrote 1 week ago: Via Kevin Drum, this post on the latest wrinkle in the Baltimore drug fight. … more »
One reason local governments like the War on Drugs
LeisureGuy wrote 1 week ago: It’s a money machine: IN 2005 the Montgomery County district attorney’s office held a party … more »
Big Pharma and marijuana
LeisureGuy wrote 2 weeks ago: Paul Armstrong has an interesting take on how Big Pharma and medical uses of marijuana relate: The U … more »
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
LeisureGuy wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve ocasionally mentioned LEAP, an organization of police officers who strongly support drug … more »
Uh-oh. The DEA's going to after us.
LeisureGuy wrote 3 weeks ago: Interesting: Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not onl … more »
U.S. World's Leading Substance User? (Talo pa ang 'Pinas)
Mer Pints wrote 3 weeks ago: (Photo courtesy of Reuters) It is difficult to believe that the United States is the world’s lead … more »
Enduring spiritual effects of hallucinogens
LeisureGuy wrote 3 weeks ago: Interesting (and see also this comment by Mark Kleiman): In a follow-up to research showing that psi … more »
War on Drugs isn't working out
LeisureGuy wrote 3 weeks ago: Of course, conservatives will still support it—they really don’t care whether something … more »
Marijuana as treatment for neuropathic pain
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LeisureGuy wrote 3 weeks ago: Interesting: The growing body of evidence that marijuana (cannabis) may be effective as a pain relie … more »
Beware false claims of cannabis dangers
LeisureGuy wrote 1 month ago: From e! Science News: Claims that a large increase in the strength of cannabis over the last decade … more »
Narcotics: Where Do We Stand?
jmarchelewski wrote 1 month ago: In the state of California, 115 out of every 100,000 residents in incarcerated due to drug offenses, … more »
The most dangerous drugs
LeisureGuy wrote 1 month ago: Via Balloon Juice, an interesting post on the drugs that present the most danger. The conclusion: Am … more »
Argentina builds a new drug policy
LeisureGuy wrote 1 month ago: From The Week: Buenos Aires, Argentina: A young man charged with possession of marijuana was set fre … more »
Risk and Substance Use: The Impact of Drug Laws
Bill wrote 1 month ago: “We prohibit a “bad” drug on the rationale that it is dangerous, and then construct social pol … more »
Bob Barr: "War on drugs is a failure"
LeisureGuy wrote 1 month ago: Read his full post at Huffington Post. A snippet: when government attempts to solve our societal pro … more »
Hemp: an ideal crop
LeisureGuy wrote 1 month ago: Fascinating post on the benefits of industrial hemp. And yet the North Dakota farmers could not get … more »
Hope for drug-law reform
LeisureGuy wrote 1 month ago: Alexander Zaitchik has a very good article on the likely future of drug laws: You have to hand it to … more »
