A federal judge in California declined Wednesday to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Drug
President Obama Commutes Sentences of 22 Prisoners of the Drug War
President Obama has used his executive authority to commute the sentences of 22 individuals incarcerated for drug-related offenses. This act of clemency was all part of an effort to reduce federal mandatory minimum sentencing. Read article here: High Times
Popular Party Drug Could Help Terminal Patients
Physicians in the United States could be prescribing a popular psychedelic drug by 2021. Researchers learned last week that they have been given a green light by the DEA to launch a clinical trial in an effort to size up the drug's potential in assisting patients with… Read article here: High Times
Military Official Not Ready to Admit Defeat in Drug War
A leading military official claims that if the US government moves forward with reductions in the national budget, it will castrate the dogs of the drug war and essentially put a halt to defense operations against the cartels. Last week, Marine Corps General John Kelly&nb… Read article here: High Times
Suriname-Hezbollah Drug Trafficking Conviction Set Up by DEA
Here we go again: the headline says one thing, the actual text (if you read carefully enough) something else entirely. In the relentless effort tohypea Middle East terrorist connection to Latin Americannarco-traffic, the feds just scored a real coup.&nbs… Read article here: High Times
UN Investigates U.S. and Uruguay for Violation of Drug Treaties
The United Nations remains adamant that the efforts displayed by the United States and Uruguay to reform marijuana laws is a direct violation of international drug treaties, and perhaps the beginning of an international shakedown – if an adequate explanation for the blata… Read article here: High Times
Study: Second-Hand Smoke May Cause Positive Drug Test
Exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke may trigger a positive drug test result under certain conditions. That’s the conclusion of a just-published study in the January/February issue of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology. Read article here: High Times
Bill Clinton Apologizes for Mess of the U.S. Drug War
When any leader of the free world steps on to a stage to deliver a speech intended to inspire and enlighten, the last thing a crowd of bright-eyed spectators expect to hear is an admission of guilt. However, this is, reportedly, what a room full of students and world lead… Read article here: High Times
Kansas SWAT Stomps Necks, Nearly Burns Down House In Fruitless Drug Raid
Law enforcement officers in Kansas are on a stomp and destroy mission to rid the state of anyone they suspect to be involved with illegal drugs. However, a stuttering level of one-eyed due diligence has led them to kick down the doors of law-biding citizens. Most recently… Read article here: High Times
Taiwan Descending Into Drug War Dystopia?
On Feb. 11, Taiwan'sKaohsiungprison exploded into violence as inmates took two guards hostage and seized rifles and other weapons, starting a 14-hour stand-off in which the facility was surrounded by police troops. It ended when six of the rebel inmates ki… Read article here: High Times