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quintessence http://quintessence.drugblog.eu a collection of (mostly) documented links. jl 2009-07-15T10:11:26Z R.I.P. Peter Stafford http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/55 The author of Psychedelics Encyclopedia, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stafford">Peter Stafford</a>, died on July 20, 2007.(via <a href="http://www.bruceeisner.com/new_culture/2007/07/peter-stafford-.html">Bruce Eisner</a>) General 2007-07-22T20:32:06Z jl Magic Mushrooms soon illegal in the Netherlands? http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/47  According to an article on the website of <a href="http://shayanashop.com/">Shayana Head Shop</a>: <blockquote> After a few incidents with tourists taking magic mushrooms in Amsterdam the Dutch government wants to ban magic mushroom. However, it seems now that all these incidents were completely unrelated to mushrooms. Nevertheless, the government is still thinking about making magic mushrooms illegal and will decide on the matter this Friday. </blockquote>(thanks, <a href="http://mad.drugblog.eu">joan</a>)   Cannabis 2007-07-17T14:54:33Z jl Drugs in the USA http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/45 SAMSAH conducted a survey among 128.000 people on drug-usage. The <a href="http://oas.samhsa.gov/work2k7/toc.cfm">results are online</a>.    General 2007-07-16T14:09:00Z jl Terrorist sneaks onto Rupert Murdoch's property and plants weapons of mass destruction http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/44 .... or something like that.According to <a href="http://www.kcba.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=ff6832af-72d4-49d6-a31d-360bcc5fe9b9&rss=180">this story from KCBA</a>, Monterey Sheriff’s Deputies:<ul><li>"pulled-up thousands of pot plants from a ranch in Carmel Valley owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch."</li><li>"say Murdoch’s employees stumbled upon the illegal gardens and called authorities."</li><li>"say a man had been illegally camping on the property to grow the dope. "</li></ul>Of course, that man "got away before he could be arrested." Cannabis Media 2007-07-16T13:43:48Z jl marijuana growers := dangerous terrorists http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/43 [John P. Walters, President Bush's drug czar] said people need to overcome their "reefer blindness" and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public's health and safety, as well as to the environment. .... the people who plant and tend the gardens are terrorists who wouldn't hesitate to help other terrorists get into the country with the aim of causing mass casualties. Walters made the comments at a Thursday press conference that provided an update on the "Operation Alesia" marijuana-eradication effort.I wonder what the <a href="http://nra.org">NRA</a> thinks about another of Walters' statements: "These people are armed; they're dangerous, [..], violent criminal terrorists." Read more at <a href="http://www.redding.com/news/2007/jul/13/drug-czar-gives-warning/">http://www.redding.com/news/2007/jul/13/drug-czar-gives-warning/</a>.       Freedom Cannabis 2007-07-16T13:04:41Z jl Cannabis consumption and cultivation in France http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/42 The French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (<a href="http://www.ofdt.fr/">OFTD</a>) released a <a href="http://www.ofdt.fr/ofdtdev/live/publi/cde.html">report on cannabis consumption and cultivation in France</a>.(via <a href="http://www.encod.org">ENCOD</a>'s eurodrug-list)  Cannabis 2007-07-15T17:53:59Z jl Incarcerex http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/32 The Drug Policy Alliance is <a href="http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/incarcerex.cfm">introducing Incarcerex</a>, the cure for CREEP, the Chronic Re-Election Paranoia!<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/TRPxN7DGy5c" id="ltVideoYouTube"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TRPxN7DGy5c" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /></object> General Freedom Fun 2007-06-29T17:03:31Z jl There are no non-lethal drugs when used against groups http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/22 <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk">The British Medial association</a> issued a <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/STRE-73GJW2?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms">press release</a>  2 weeks ago on the use of drugs as "non-lethal weapons": <blockquote>“It is disingenuous of governments to describe drugs as non-lethal – there is no difference between a drug and a poison except the dose. Using drugs as a method of law enforcement may constitute a violation of international conventions which prohibit the use of chemical weapons. This is of great concern to the BMA.”</blockquote>(thanks, <a href="http://mad.drugblog.eu">joan</a> (german)) Cannabis 2007-06-06T13:39:50Z jl Miami Herald: Double standard persists on marijuana http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/21 The <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/127744.html">Miami Herald published</a>  a well-written account of the wide-spread hypocrisy when it comes to Marijuana-usage. (via  <a href="http://blog.fefe.de/?ts=b89af72f">Fefe's blog</a> (german)) Cannabis 2007-06-06T13:29:46Z jl Mandatory Drug-Tests in School http://quintessence.drugblog.eu/post/7/12 The <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-drugtest_31may31,1,6281250.story?coll=chi-news-hed">Chicago Tribune reports</a> that the <a href="http://www.saintviator.com/">St. Viator Catholic High School</a> is introducing mandatory drug-tests for their students:<blockquote>Rev. Robert Egan, the Catholic school's president, said the measure is a "realistic approach" to fighting the proliferation of drugs such as PCP, marijuana, amphetamines and crack, since national surveys show that as many as 40 percent of high school seniors have tried illegal drugs.</blockquote>ADS/ADHS, Narcolepsy and treatment-requiring depressions will spread among St. Viator's students....  Freedom 2007-05-31T12:42:14Z jl