Skunk cannabis may be reclassified
19-May-2005, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
Drug experts will begin debating today whether stronger "skunk" varieties of cannabis should carry higher penalties for possession. The Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs, which meets in London, has been asked by the home secretary, ...

Marijuana policy just right
17-May-2005, United States, USA Today
By John Walters Assertions that our nation's drug policy minimizes cocaine and heroin while focusing on marijuana are misleading. The fallacy involves interpreting drug arrests as signals of changed drug policy, rather than as indicators of drug ...

This pill will make you smarter
14-May-2005, United States, NewScientist
HAVING problems performing in the sack? Take Viagra. Got the jitters before that important presentation? Try beta blockers. Need to stay awake to finish that assignment? Pop a Provigil pill. For those prepared to pay, the growing list of ...

Chinese mass media mobilized for "people's war" ...
13-May-2005, China, People's Daily
Similar special columns will appear on 41 major local newspapers from 28 provinces to support the country's "people's war" on drugs as of June 1, sources with China 's Public Security Ministry said. It will be the first time that so many ...

The War on Pot
10-May-2005, United States, National Review
As the nation's "drug czar," John Walters is supposed to be saving us from the ravages of hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. At least that was the original sales pitch for the "war on drugs" in the 1980s. But the war has evolved into largely a ...

Rush Limbaugh: Talent On Loan from Drugs
03-May-2005, United States, buzzflash
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by BuzzFlash Reader Chuck Muziani Will Rush Limbaugh be on the air to campaign for the Republicans during the 2006 election cycle? Mr. Limbaugh is under investigation for obtaining over 2,000 prescription drugs ...

Liquid medical marijuana product approved in ...
21-April-2005, Canada, Advocate.com
The Canadian government this week approved the prescription sale of a liquid marijuana extract to treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis, the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project reports. Sativex, produced by U.K. firm GW Pharmaceuticals, ...

Painkiller Warnings Rekindle Debate Over Medical ...
19-April-2005, United States, FOXNews.com
The months of recalls and warnings surrounding popular prescription painkillers have done more than frighten consumers, batter drug makers' bottom lines and raise questions about the procedures and criteria by which the Food and Drug Administration ...

And marijuana for all
07-April-2005, Canada, Now
Moral panic over grow ops ignores fact that more of us puff than play hockey BY Alan Young I am becoming embarrassed by the endless pot debate in Canada. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan recently stated that marijuana smokers are stupid (Was ...

China wages "people's war" against drugs
05-April-2005, China, Xinhua
A senior secutiry official Monday vowed to launch a "people's war" against drugs, aiming at checking the sources of drugs, curbing the harmful influence of drug crimes and keeping the number of drug addicts from growing. "The nationwide ...

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