AltWeeklies Wire
Treated to Deathnew
Big Pharma's troubling history of pushing drugs on foster kids, and how a Texas girl may have died from it.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
04-10-2013 |
Drugs
Tags: pharmaceuticals, medications
Can the Caravan for Peace force us to rethink the War on Drugs?new
Javier Sicilia's words still ring of poetry, though he says he's stopped writing it. A renowned novelist, essayist, and poet — winner of Mexico's top poetry prize three years ago — Sicilia told mourners gathered at his son's funeral in May 2011 when he read his final poem: "No puedo escribir más poesía … la poesía ya no existe en mí."
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-30-2012 |
Drugs
Up In Smokenew
DEA's pending ban on synthetic marijuana hasn't slowed Spice sales.
San Antonio Current |
Drew Stone |
01-20-2011 |
Drugs
Tags: Synthetic Marijuana, Spice
Know Your Dealer: Cause and Effect in Partyvillenew
Like a sommelier’s list of rare vintages, the underground, illegal pharmaceutical buffet beckons users into the local facet of the “Drug War.” But could a dangerous conflict really derive its fuel from a service this enticing and available, and treated with such exclusivity?
San Antonio Current |
Baldemar Villarreal |
02-24-2010 |
Drugs
Texas HB 2391: The Stoner's Summarynew
On Sept. 1, a new Texas law will go into effect that says if a cop catches you with your stash -- assuming you're not dumb enough to cruise around with more than four ounces on your person -- they can issue you a citation instead of hauling your ass downtown.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
08-08-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
