Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Every idiot wants to get rich in the drug war I've heard of some stupid lawsuits, but... The widow of an Oklahoma state trooper killed by a methamphetamine cook has sued Pfizer and other manufacturers of cold medicine, alleging the companies knew their products were widely used to make meth and failed to prevent it. That's about as silly as suing Congress, the President, and the Drug Czar for creating a situation within the drug war that encouraged the development of meth labs.... Hmmm.... 9:07:50 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Idiot murdering lawmakers Just what we need -- another law (and this is just another in a series of similar laws nationwide) A Salt Lake lawmaker, responding to a rash of drug overdose deaths this year where panicked friends didn't call 911 and watched the victims die, plans to introduce legislation that would make it a crime to not help someone they know is in trouble. Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Salt Lake City, will sponsor the bill that would make it a class B misdemeanor to not render aid. Sure, the way to ease panicked friends (who are afraid of getting hit with a felony) into doing the right thing, is to threaten them with a misdemeanor. The drug war causes these deaths, through uncertain doses, impurities, and lack of control. Excessive penalties, zero tolerance, and over-reaching prosecution make it certain that friends will be afraid to do anything. Putting another penalty on top of that won't help. If you want to save some lives, try something simple, like blanket amnesty for bringing someone to the ER. It's easy. It would work. It would save lives. But these people aren't actually interested in saving lives. 9:00:18 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Rhode Island is number 11! June 6, 2005: John Walters: "Today's decision marks the end of medical marijuana as a political issue." January 3, 2006: Rhode Island: The Rhode Island House voted Tuesday to override Governor Carcieri's 2005 veto of the state's medical marijuana bill. This makes Rhode Island the 11th state to legalize marijuana for medical use. 5:54:17 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []