Archive for the 'Drugs' Category

Goofy facts: M & M

March 27th, 2007

By Restless

A new study published last week in the Lancet proposes that drugs should be classified by the amount of harm that they do … The new [way of] ranking [by harm] places alcohol and tobacco [as] … more harmful than cannabis, and substantially more dangerous than the Class A drugs LSD, 4-methylthioamphetamine and ecstasy.
“Unlike […]

Gerin Oil Addiction Proves Fatal!

February 20th, 2007

 
 
From Oxford University’s Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science - First published in Free Inquiry 24(1), 9-11, 2004.
Gerin Oil Addiction
Gerin Oil (or Geriniol, to give it its scientific name) is a powerful drug that acts directly on the central nervous system to produce a range of symptoms, often of an antisocial or […]

Every 40 Seconds

October 24th, 2006

 
By Restless
Reading Jacob Sullum’s weekly column, syndicated in the neo-con daily, New York Post, I was surprised to see that both Nevada and Colorado are attempting to legalize marijuana by referendum this November. In Nevada, the group opposing this move is called The Committee to Keep Nevada Respectable, which is funny since gambling and prostitution […]

News: Afghan War Goes to Pot

October 13th, 2006

From YahooNews:
Troops battle 10-foot marijuana plants
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet-high marijuana plants.
General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said on Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew […]