Saturday, October 21, 2006

Oh, Andrea One of my favorite drug war liars, Andrea Barthwell, has shown up in Colorado to lobby against Amendment 44. She mostly gave some really lame arguments that were easily countered by Mason Tvert. And then Tvert hit back, noting that Andrea has a potential financial interest in keeping marijuana illegal because of her job lobbying for Sativex. Barthwell actually then claimed that Sativex "is so far removed from marijuana that it is not recognizable." Yeah, Andrea, in much the same way that carrot juice is so far removed from carrots that it is not recognizable. [Thanks, Tim] 11:07:22 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Open Thread Via Phillip Smith, Peter Cohen's A comment on 'Sweden's successful drug policy: a review of the evidence' UNODC September 2006. This is an insightful look at how the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime cherry-picks statistics, changes term definitions and dishonestly manipulates the facts in order to justify its drug war. A very fun rant against the drug war by cyclist Patrick O'Grady. Between Nevada, Colorado, and South Dakota, the White House Office of Drug Propaganda and Drug War Lobbying is getting quite a work-out. Our tax dollars hard at work telling us how to vote. 11:02:28 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []