On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine
On September 12, 2008 in Book Reviews, Miscellaneous, Research
Almost everybody knows about methamphetamine, that demon drug, that pharmacological equivalent of plutonium, stereotypically favored by toothless, uneducated white guys tweaking in trailer parks out in the sticks. Many fewer people are aware of Desoxyn, which is widely prescribed to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). And even fewer are aware that Desoxyn is nothing other than pharmaceutical grade methamphetamine legally prescribed by doctors across the land.
How can the same substance be both demon drug and miracle cure? Science historian Nicolas Rasmussen of the University of New South Wales in Sydney provides some answers to that question - and much more - in “On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine.” Read the rest of this entry »
BBC Reporter Gets High on Burning Crops
On September 11, 2008 in Drug War, Humor, In The News, Law Enforcement, Video
Attorney Rob Corry on Medical Marijuana in Colorado
On September 11, 2008 in Civil Rights, Drug War, Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Video
High Hopes
On September 11, 2008 in Drug War, Humor, Legalization, Video
Poland’s Marijuana Movement
On September 11, 2008 in Activism, Government, In The News, Legalization, World
According to Polish Radio, a campaign to loosen the marijuana laws is underway in Poland. A petition to the Ministry of Justice requesting the legalization of marijuana for personal use has already been signed by hundreds of people, including drug rehab specialists and members of Monar, a nonprofit group that works with addicts, the HIV/AIDS positive, and the homeless. Read the rest of this entry »
