DRUG-SNIFFING DOGS – Two disputes involving drug-sniffing dogs will be heard by the court on Halloween. In one, the question is whether a dog brought to the front door of a home to sniff for marijuana amounts to a search. In the other, the court will consider a dog’s reliability and qualific[...]
Posts Tagged ‘marijuana’
June 13th, 2012 - 9:22 am § in The Ave Scene
Let the candy makers sell pot!
Over at Sound Politics, the right wing is celebrating a report by the British Lung Foundation. The report, SP says, gives new evidence against marijuana. Not so fast.! Both sides of the MJ debate are inane, as TA has discussed in previous posts directed at marijuana fanatics of the left. If anyone c[...]
February 21st, 2012 - 9:31 am § in Misc.
Marijuana Doubles Driving Risk According to BMJ
Cannabis use doubles chances of vehicle crash according to a new article in the British Medical Journal. The paper reviewed nine studies with a total sample of 49,411 people to determine whether the consumption of cannabis increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision. This is the first review to [...]
October 11th, 2011 - 12:11 am § in Hypocrisy
Perry: Marijuana is a State’s Rights Issue
Rick Perry is surprising in one way .. he is consistent about states rights and, sometimes, very rational. In his book, Fed Up!, Perry wrote “When the federal government oversteps its authority, states should tell Washington they will not be complicit in enforcing laws with which they do not agr[...]
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:32 pm § in Uncategorized
Drop that Reefer and Eat Your Chocolate!
One of the goodies in chocolate is anandamide (from the Sanskrit word “ananda,” which means peaceful bliss). Anandamide binds to the same receptor sites in the brain as cannabinoids — the psychoactive constituents in marijuana — and produces feelings of elation and exhilara[...]
September 15th, 2011 - 1:23 am § in Uncategorized
Mistakes Scientists Make
To Err is Human by Sarah Green, The Scientist Researchers bring their own values and passions to the lab bench. I was delighted to see a couple recent F1000 evaluations that strayed from traditional peer-reviewed literature. F1000 Members Frank Harrell, a biostatistician at Vanderbilt Medical School[...]
September 8th, 2011 - 8:07 pm § in Misc.
More Medical Marijuana Hypocrisy
Publicola Reports: The Department of Health is investigating two medical marijuana workers after a Seattle Times reporter wrote about his groovy experience obtaining a medical marijuana prescription at Hempfest. The investigation was self-initiated by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday bas[...]
THE SEATTLE DECLARATION: Dennis Kucinich Stumps at Hempfest
OK, OK .. the Dennis needs a job and wants to run for Congress here. I wonder though is he have any idea where “here is?” Kucinich replacing Inslee is as likley as Pee Wee Herman(AKA Paul Rubens) getting hired by St. Marks as a lay preacher. I support legalization of marijuana …[...]
July 10th, 2011 - 8:31 am § in America
BREAKING NEWS: MARIJUANA IS CANDY, NOT MEDICINE.
Sadly, I think this is a correct decision and a reflection of the willingness of the marijuana fanaticals like Lee at Horsesass. to misuse the law to get their candy legalized. The DEA and FDA’s job is to see that substances approved for use as drugs meet established scientific criteria. The D[...]
ROMNEYISMS: Government should ban pot from medicinal use because it is a d-r-u-g.
The Washington Post points out Mitt’s odd use of the term the “recreational” when asked about legalized medical marijuana in a sate where “medicinal pot: has become a major industry. “I oppose marijuana being used for recreational purposes and I believe the federal la[...]