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How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and 'Dangerous Drugs'

Wendy Chapkis, Richard J. Webb, NYU Press. May 13, 2008.
A history of the battle between politics and science over the use of marijuana as a medicine.

Drug Czar's Latest B.S. Claim: Pot Makes Teens Crazy and Suicidal

Paul Armentano, NORML. May 13, 2008.
How can you tell if the drug czar is lying? If his lips are moving.

Psst... Government-Supplied Marijuana Program Turns 30

Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. May 7, 2008.
That's right, our government has been supplying medical marijuana to some patients for three full decades.

Battle over Pot Possession in Alaska Is Back in the Courts

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 2, 2008.
They won't give up -- Alaska Supreme Court hears oral argument in state's bid to overturn legal marijuana at home.

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. March 22, 2008.
It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.

Colbert Gets "Doped Up" to Interview Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 15, 2008.
Nadelmann: "There has never been a drug free society in human history."

Study Says Marijuana Use Doesn’t Raise Cancer Risk: Will the Media Care?

Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: Health and Wellness. March 6, 2008.
So for the second month in a row we have researchers from New Zealand telling us that pot smoking has little-to-no association with cancer.

Anti-Pot Propaganda Reaches a Whole New Level of Lameness

Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: PEEK. March 5, 2008.
Ooh, a journalist is going to inject himself with pot -- to warn people of its "dramatic" effects.

Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy Theory

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. February 21, 2008.
Pot isn't illegal because the paper industry is afraid of competing with hemp -- it's because of racism and the culture wars.

Why Is Marijuana Illegal? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. February 14, 2008.
Find out what the experts have to say...

Prescription Drugs, Not Illegal Ones, Killed Heath Ledger

Scott Thill, AlterNet. February 14, 2008.
The media pounced on his admitted love of weed and coke but did little to investigate the prescription drugs that did him in.

Cops Who Ate Pot Burger Unhappy with Cooks' Sentences

Jan Frel, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 13, 2008.
Probation isn't enough for a little prank?

Caught with a Bag of Weed? It Could Cost You More Than You Think

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. January 26, 2008.
U.S. arrests for pot possession were up to 739,000 in 2006. And the cost to tax payers? $1 billion a year.

If Tobacco Regulation Works, Why Not Regulate Marijuana?

Rob Kampia, AlterNet. December 24, 2007.
If we really want to control marijuana and keep it away from kids, why not try a method that actually works?

Could Smoking Pot Be Good for Teens?

Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. November 10, 2007.
If you follow the White House's twisted logic, the answer could be yes.

Marijuana Replaces Opium As the Top Crop in Afghanistan

Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2007.
Paddy: Poor people need to live too. So they do the only things they can to make a buck.

'Pot 2.0': Where Can I Get Some?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. October 20, 2007.
The feds have started issuing dire warnings about the potency of today's marijuana, calling it "Pot 2.0." Will it backfire and tempt more to toke?

NYC Has the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (But Don’t Worry, White People, It Won’t Be You)

Ezekiel Edwards, AlterNet: PEEK. October 4, 2007.
Ezkiel Edwards: One has to wonder, what on earth are the police and the Mayor smoking?

The Federal War on Medical Marijuana Becomes a War on Children

Dan Bernath, AlterNet. September 25, 2007.
Why risk provoking the American public's outrage by escalating its war on medical marijuana patients?

The Top Ten Reasons Marijuana Should Be Legal

High TimesSeptember 1, 2007.
Prohibition has failed to control the use and domestic production of marijuana -- it's time everyone faced this and the rest of the compelling arguments for legalizing it.

Pot Growers Are New Target in "War on Terror"

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 29, 2007.
Under Bush, terror has become a justification for any and every abuse of power.

Is Smoking Pot a Feminist Act?

Samhita Mukhopadhyay, AlterNet: PEEK. August 21, 2007.
Samhita Mukhopadhyay: Is smoking weed really a "guy thing"? And if not, why are media depictions of drug use usually sexist?

Senator, You Used to Be a Pot Head -- Now You're Talking Like a Narc

Norman Kent, AlterNet. July 6, 2007.
A letter to GOP Sen. Norm Coleman from a former college friend asking why he supports brutal drug laws when he was an avid pot smoker as a young man.

The Purple Brain: America's New Reefer Madness

Marsha Rosenbaum, Paul Armentano, AlterNet. June 23, 2007.
The ONDCP is spreading new propaganda that the pot grown in the 1960's and '70s is far weaker than today's "pot 2.0," making absurd and unsubstantiated claims of "brain damage."

Media Hype About Painkillers Shot Down

Dani McClain, WireTap. May 8, 2007.
While the media may hype the growing number of youths taking pain pills, an exploration race and economic factors reveals a different scenario in the party drugs teens choose.

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