War On Drugs

Did you ever notice those ads where they say that using illegal drugs can lead to irresponsible sex? Pete Guither found an interesting take on them. … [Read more...] about Drugs –> Sex?

Pete Guither asks us to help put together a challenge to a page at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) called Drugs in the Workplace—What an employer needs to know. I'll start with the third sentence, which includes this: "77 percent of illicit drug users in the United States are employed." Since the employment rate in the general … [Read more...] about Drug in the Workplace, Part 1

I think the drug war has been arguably the single most devastating, dysfunctional, harmful social policy since slavery. That's Norm Stamper, retired Seattle Police Chief. He's just one of the current and former police officers and other criminal justice professionals who are members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Here's a short video of some of their speakers: … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

I took a few hours yesterday to drive down to one of my long-time favorite places in Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry. I haven't been there in years, and I wasn't exactly looking forward to this. That's because I wasn't there to see the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit. I was there to see this: It's a traveling exhibit produced by the DEA that "traces the … [Read more...] about DEA at MSI

Rush Limbaugh had another run-in with the drug police: Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription. It's a perfectly legal drug. Who really cares whether or not he has a prescription? Assholes from U.S. Customs, that's who. … [Read more...] about Giving Rush Limbaugh a Hard Time