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Inside The Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Studiesnew
The study's conclusion -- that psychedelic drugs offer the potential for profound, transformative, and long-lasting positive changes in properly prepared individuals -- may herald a revival in the study of altered states of consciousness.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael M. Hughes |
10-14-2008 |
Drugs
Clayton Roueche, the Last King of Potlandnew
In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer's son was a major score.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-15-2008 |
Drugs
The Experimental Drug Treatment Prometa Fights Fire with Firenew
Does an unproven treatment that combats drug addiction with drugs promise more than it can deliver?
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
08-18-2008 |
Drugs
Canada's Most Picturesque Province is Also the Center of an Underground Pot Explosionnew
Prince Edward Island is still largely a bastion of clean-cut, yesteryear values. A number of island communities remain defiantly dry. But it is also home to a thriving cottage industry that includes both indoor hydroponic pot production, and a more daring coterie of growers who take advantage of the island's perfect summer climate and endless fields of spuds, soybeans, and corn to pursue small-scale cultivation en plein air.
Boston Phoenix |
Alan R. Earls |
08-14-2008 |
Drugs
Medical Marijuana Dealer Convicted on Federal Trafficking Chargesnew
Charles Lynch was found guilty in federal court on five charges related to growing and distributing marijuana, despite California law that authorized his business, and testimony by local officials who welcomed the dispensary.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Kylie Mendonca |
08-11-2008 |
Drugs
Blunt Truth: Ten Years in the Life of a Local Drug Dealernew
Seems like a lot of us are buying weed. So I ask you, how well do you know your dealer? How well do you know what he goes through? (How much do you really want to know?) Meet "Mr. Dealer" -- he's 26 years old and has been selling weed for over 10 years.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
07-30-2008 |
Drugs
Salvia D: The Tempest in a Tea Leafnew
Indigenous people use this Mexican plant for medicinal purposes, which has researchers touting its healing potential. Others smoke it for a legal high, which has legislators itching to regulate. What's to keep Salvia D from being the drug war's next casualty?
Missoula Independent |
Patrick M. Klemz |
07-22-2008 |
Drugs
A New Bill Introduced Rethinks Drug-free School Zonesnew
With the densest population in the country, New Jersey's cities are almost completely consumed by drug-free school zones. The result is that nearly every offender convicted under the law--an astounding 96 percent--was either black or Hispanic.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
07-14-2008 |
Drugs
Virginia Criminalizes Salvia, Nobody Noticesnew
At midnight July 1, Salvia Divinorum, the mind altering Mexican plant whose use by teenagers has been sweeping the nation (or so says some media), officially became illegal, giving some Virginians out there a cool, new, felony-level, drug-using past.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
07-09-2008 |
Drugs
Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Legalize Medical Marijuananew
Now almost 75, this sharecroppers' daughter from Arkansas continues to lecture across the country on sex education, universal health care and public health approaches to dealing with illegal drugs.
Black Tuna Gang Leader Gets Out of Jailnew
Robert Platshorn was the first big bust of the War on Drugs. Almost 30 years later, he's free and talking.
Miami New Times |
Brantley Hargrove |
06-23-2008 |
Drugs
Will Psychedelic Drug Research Return to Harvard?new
Harvard has shied away from psychedelic drug research since they expunged Tim Leary and Baba Ram Dass for LSD abuse back in 1963. Now Dr. John Halpern is making his bid to bring hallucinogens back to campus.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Berbergal |
05-29-2008 |
Drugs
Details of the Big SDSU Drug Bust Emergenew
The District Attorney conveyed the impression that the DEA had uncovered a single huge drug ring, led and organized by Kenneth Ciaccio and centered in six fraternities. The reality, as it turns out, was a little different.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
05-28-2008 |
Drugs
Is Bad Journalism to Blame for Marijuana Prohibition?new
Drugs are dangerous. Drugs ruin people's lives. Drugs can kill. But that doesn't mean they always do. The truth is, most people who use drugs -- both legal and illegal -- do so responsibly and without any noticeable detrimental effect. But that's just not a good story.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
05-19-2008 |
Drugs
Marijuana Activists Fight for the Right to Get Highnew
The Canadian marijuana movement gears up for a big party, and a fight against a tough new crime bill which would impose mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-25-2008 |
Drugs
