The Japanese election action begins, Kevin Rudd can’t win on China, the insanity of the US health care debate, the politics of caged eggs, old stoners still puffing away, and more from the mind of Richard Farmer.
Illegal drugs
Political snippets: Japan’s election gets underway
Republican moms heart marijuana
“As a Republican mother committed to legalizing marijuana, political life can be lonely,” admits Jessica Peck Corry. “But while many in my party whisper about the Drug War’s insanity, we should shout it from the rooftop: the time to legalize is now.”
Police shine light on cocaine abuse
Police in England have started testing “cocaine torches” that use ultra-violet light to show up even minute traces of the illegal substance up people’s noses and on their clothes.
Columbia looks to ban recreational drug use
Columbia, which currently permits adult citizens to possess small amounts of drugs like marijuana and cocaine, is now looking to ban drugs completely.
What really happens when drugs are decriminalised?
Portugal provides an answer.
Humankind cannot bear very much reality, especially about illicit drugs
How can a 1998-2007 global increase of opium production of 102% and cocaine production of 20% be accurately described as ‘containment’? Dr Alex Wodak writes.
A Mexican plane crash, the CIA, and 3.3 tons of cocaine
What’s the link between a plane crash landing in Mexico, the CIA and 3.3 tons of cocaine?, asks Jeff Sparrow.
Operation Raw Deal: The biggest drug scandal yet to hit sport
In the United States they are declaring it potentially the biggest drug scandal yet to hit sport - an international investigation code-named Operation Raw Deal that has seized massive amounts of anabolic steroids in many countries.
AFL blaming the whistleblowers, not the system
The real story behind the latest AFL drugs story is the critical failure of the AFL drug detection and results management system. Blaming ambitious journalists does nothing to disguise that, writes Adam Schwab.
Drug testing MPs and the Shultz defence
On Sunday, Senator Bill Heffernan called for random testing of politicians for illegal drugs. Heffernan claimed that the tests would send a message “that we are fair dinkum serious about stamping out drug use”.
