Thursday, September 7, 2006

Unbelievable quote of the day "The DEA does not belong in the practice of medicine." - Karen Tandy (See Scott Morgan's post.) 11:30:45 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Guest Rants Daksya has a great idea -- prepare your own guest rant and send it to me. I'll select rants to post every few days. 1:06:20 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Pushing Backwards The Drug Czar's "blog" is particularly entertaining today. A simple post listing several items, including... If you care about our environment, specifically our public lands, don't smoke pot. The man who has had a huge responsibility for the destruction of the environment worldwide through the promotion of drug war policies that make environmental destruction profitable comes up with that? What a putz! Here's how ONDCP is helping one community prevent drug use in Longview, Washington. Here, I think the Czar got a wandering link or is seeing things. The first time today that I clicked on the link, it was an article about alcohol. At this point in time, it's an article about school bus drivers. Random drug testing continues to spread across the country, with the Illinois High School Association being the latest to consider implementing random drug tests. Given the emphasis that the ONDCP has placed on testing for marijuana, the Czar's a bit remiss in not mention that IHSA is specifically "considering random testing for steroids and growth hormones in students who play in state finals for football, basketball, track and other selected sports." From the BBC, the latest research on the effects of meth use on development of babies. The referenced article comes close to promoting a "crack baby" theme, despite no more evidence than reduced weight. Fortunately, one professor didn't drink all of the Cool-Aid: "While these children may have some serious health and developmental challenges, there is no automatic need to label them as damaged and remove them from their biological mothers." 12:40:42 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

On the Road I'll be leaving later today to start my vacation trip to Prague, Czech Republic; the mountains of Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Vienna Austria. I'll be back on September 25. During the next few weeks, blogging will be much lighter. I'll be taking my laptop with me, and will occasionally stop in some coffee shop and get my internet fix and keep up with the news. So continue to send me tips and suggestions -- I'll get my email. Take this time to take some action -- join in the letter-writing or expert research work being done at The Drug WarRant.net Community. 12:16:35 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []