Americans are getting more stoned and snorting less blow. At least that appears to be the consensus of the latest RAND Drug Policy Research Center report, which indicates cocaine consumption was down nearly 50 percent in 2010 as opposed to what was in 2006, while the ston… High Times
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Former Drug Czar: Legalization’s Momentum Irreversible
Former US Drug Czar General Barry McCaffrey shocked the mainstream by declaring in Saturday’s Washington Post that “The momentum to treat marijuana as a legal drug is irreversible.”McCaffrey, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy d… High Times
Kevin Sabet Equates Joe Camel With Drug Cartels
Continuing the review of Tony Dokoupil’s excellent NBC News piece, “Treatment or Jail: Patrick Kennedy Wages Fierce Anti-Pot Crusade,” we shift our focus away from Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy to the real brains behind the misnamed Smart Approaches to Mar… High Times
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) Introduces Bill Allowing Drug Czar to Speak the Truth about Marijuana
Under Current Law Drug Czar Must Oppose Legalization of Marijuana, Even for Medical Use, No Matter What the Science Shows or What the American People Support Cohen Bill Would Allow Drug Czar to Take Same Positions on Marijuana Policy as President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced The […]
Florida Drug Court Judge Drunk on the Job
A Florida judge who created a “drug court” to divert misdemeanor pot users into treatment allegedly came to the courtroom so inebriated she had to beremoved from the premisesby a chief judge and landed in rehab two days later. On Dec… High Times
Persian Gulf Militarized By Drug War
In addition to a show-down over a global oil outlet, the Gulf has seen escalating militarization in the guise of narcotics enforcement. High Times
Drug Reform Funder Peter Lewis Dead at 80
COCONUT GROVE, FL. — Peter B. Lewis, the billionaire head of Progressive Insurance and a leading funder of drug reform efforts in recent decades, died Saturday at his home in Coconut Grove, Florida. He was 80 years old. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Denver marijuana dispensary owners deny alleged ties to Colombian drug cartels
The owners of one of Colorado’s largest marijuana clinics are denying allegations their business has ties to Colombian drug cartels. Federal agents raided several dispensaries in Denver and Boulder on Thursday, including VIP Cannabis a Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue, but so far have made no arrests. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Major Drug Tunnel Discovered on US-Mexico Border
Federal authorities say a major drug-trafficking tunnel linking San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico was discovered yesterday. High Times
California’s Prescription Drug Epidemic
Whether it’s an upper or downer, from Oxycontin to Adderall, many yearning for a high are under the deadly illusion that pharmaceutical drugs are safer than illegal substances. Subsequently, like most of the US, Los Angeles is seeing record overdoses of people abusi… High Times