Monday, April 9, 2007

Scared Silly If you want to somehow try to scare people into not using drugs (and it probably won't work no matter what approach you try), the absolute worst idea you could imagine is... a wax museum. But that's what they did in Moscow. This is somewhat old news -- the exhibit was created in 2002 and toured 20 cities in Russia with the support of the Federal Service for Drug Control. The images are absolutely hilarious -- so typically drug war over-the-top. And so typical that the supporters of the exhibit appeared unaware that their work would inspire ridicule (and probably, drug use). And... The organizers even have liquid ammonia on hand to resuscitate anyone who faints at the sight of the disfigured faces... Maybe they should try a "Drugs of Death" carnival ride (or has that already been done?) [Thanks, Tom] 9:42:40 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Ricky Williams should probably be smoking pot Andrew Sullivan on the Drug War and Football: More pharmaceutical double-standards with respect to pain-relief. It seems any addictive pain-killer is fine with the NFL. Oxycontin? Have a Limbaugh-sized dose. But marijuana? You'll be suspended. How often does our irrational prohibition of marijuana end up forcing people to take drugs that are more harmful to them? 12:33:13 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []