Legalizations of Drugs in Canada

http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Report+calls+decriminalizing+both+hard+soft+drugs/8424013/story.html

The Heretic - Research on LSD

http://www.themorningnews.org/article/the-heretic

Pro-Marijuana Billboard Challenges NFL Drug Policy

A billboard posted across from Thursday's season opener says NFL players should be allowed to smoke weed

Read more: http://nation.time.com/2013/09/05/pro-marijuana-billboard-challenges-nfl-drug-policy/#ixzz2gRKyahzZ

Mother Ditches Chemo for Weed to Help Her Son Battle Cancer!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/marijuana-over-chemo_n_4017985.html

Devils Breath

Wow! I never knew about this drug. I must really be under a rock! This drug really amazes me and is very scary that people never know they are under the drug's power until everything is all said and done. SCARY!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143584/Scopolamine-Powerful-drug-growing-forests-Colombia-ELIMINATES-free-will.html

How cocaine takes the brakes off the brain

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cocaine-brakes-brain-20130926,0,6308686.story

Is Drug Legalization The Answer?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/drug-legalization-pros-cons-drug-war_n_1834417.html

Drug Legalization: Pros And Cons As To Its Viability As A Means To End The Drug War

"This post is part of the HuffPost Shadow Conventions 2012, a series spotlighting three issues that are not being discussed at the national GOP and Democratic conventions: The Drug War, Poverty in America, and Money in Politics."

"The Molly Craze is Back"

http://www.refinery29.com/2013/08/50740/molly-drug

"From psychotherapy to club therapy, MDMA has a long and complex history in pop culture."

Interesting article about how MDMA(molly) is starting to come back into the limelight of media and the controversy behind its usage.

"The next great american industry?"

Look what i found in the checkout line of Sprouts

Does this lessen his credibility? How many things can Weil be an expert on?

Dr. Sanjay Gupta- "Weed" Full Documentary

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Weed

Vintage Advertisements for Heroin, Cannabis and Cocaine

http://io9.com/how-todays-illegal-drugs-were-marketed-as-medicines-510258499

Medical Marijuana For Kids, Pot for Tots

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/medical-marijuana-kids-some-praise-results-while-others-worry-about-6C10506407

"Why Alcohol Could Be More Dangerous Than Heroin"

The statistics say it all. Interesting to see the correlation between different drugs and its harm on individuals.

http://www.businessinsider.com/alcohol-more-harmful-heroin-2012-7#ixzz2fi9GgmaC

Drugs that cause the most harm

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-drugs-that-cause-the-most-harm-2013-9

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

How to Make Money Selling Drugs. If you have an hour or two to spare, I highly recommend watching this documentary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxRVhgbVN9o

It is available on iTunes as well as other online sites.

If you are interested in how our drug policies are affecting Mexico, or how Mexico is dealing with drug trafficking and violence, the below link has a ton of information. It is the home for Mexican drug war news at the New York Times.

Mexican Drug War News

Fascinating Documentary on DMT

The documentary is titled "The Spirit Molecule" and is about the drug known as DMT. The film discusses the science of the substance, which is found naturally in humans and some plant and animal species, and its relationship with spirituality and consciousness. I highly recommend you take the time to watch it. You can find it on Netflix or you can watch it on YouTube (link posted below). I have also provided the link to the documentary trailer.

Trailer: http://www.thespiritmolecule.com/html/media.php?media=Trailer

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4FaDMak-TQ

Some musicians have glamorized use of illicit substance....

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130919/news/709199748/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/us/politics/administration-orders-new-step-to-curtail-stiff-drug-sentences.html?_r=0

Article about how Pot affects the brain

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/07/02/long-term-pot-use-tied-to-less-dopamine-which-may-help-explain-less-motivation/56728.html

Colorado Marijuana: Recent Development

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24062676/colorado-first-state-country-finalize-rules-recreational-pot

"Colorado first state in country to finalize rules for recreational pot"

Many of you may have already heard about this, but I think there are some interesting aspects about the newly developed regulations. There seems to be an extensive amount of rules on the recreational selling of marijuana. Will some of these rules be detrimental to the marijuana business' growth in Colorado? Are some of these regulations a little ridiculous? Some of the more interesting rules have to do with fees and licensing with costs that range from $2,750 to $14,000 and not being able to "advertise in places where kids will likely see it."

http://weheartit.com/entry/51000235


I saw this and thought it was pretty funny. This shows how most people consider having a "drug" for dinner as acceptable or humorous. But if this was about another drug it would be totally inappropriate!

http://www.policymic.com/articles/62339/forget-war-with-syria-there-s-a-massacre-much-closer-to-home

Current event article talking about even during the Syrian crisis we need to address domestic Drug problems/conflicts.

Finding Molly: The Most Popular Name in EDM

http://www.kissmyangeles.com/view/story/finding_molly

"...most people in the music business are devoid of swirling, spherical sacks of awesome, tucked between their legs. However, since I officially left the music business last Tuesday, I have no qualms about airing my former dirty laundry. The business of Electronic Dance Music, colloquially known as EDM, has a huge problem. People are dropping dead like flies. The following essay isn't a smoking gun; it's a fucking nuclear onslaught."

An insiders' perspective about drugs at music festivals.

Elephant Tusks Smuggling

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/world/asia/hong-kong-seizes-smuggled-elephant-tusks.html

HONG KONG — Customs officials in Hong Kong on Friday announced one of the largest seizures of smuggled ivory ever made in the city — and their fifth since October — highlighting the pervasiveness of a trade that conservationists describe as an all-out crisis for elephant populations in Africa.

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The shipment, consisting of 1,148 tusks weighing in at 2,183 kilograms, about 4,800 pounds, was worth an estimated $2.25 million, according to a customs department statement.

The tusks were concealed in a container coming from the West African nation of Togo.

Rising affluence in Asia has caused demand for ivory and many other wildlife products to soar in recent years, putting many animal and plant species under severe pressure.

Despite rising awareness and warnings that poaching has pushed some species to the brink of extinction, enforcement and penalties often remain weak, and represent an insufficient deterrent to poachers and smugglers, wildlife experts say.

In the case of ivory, the demand stems mainly from China, where it is highly prized for its use in ornaments and sells for hundreds of American dollars per kilogram on the black market.

Tens of thousands of elephants have been killed for their tusks in recent years in Africa, where the revenues from the poached ivory are believed to be fueling conflicts across the continent.

The fact that the number of large-scale shipments has been on the increase also is indicative of organized criminal involvement, say experts at Traffic, a group that monitors the trade in endangered wildlife.

Two other seizures made in Hong Kong in the past nine months weighed in at just over nearly 2,900 pounds, while a shipment intercepted last October weighed more than 8,300 pounds. All originated in Africa.

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines are the main transit points within Asia for large ivory consignments arriving from Africa, Richard Thomas, a spokesman for Traffic, said in an e-mail on Friday.

A version of this article appeared in print on July 20, 2013, on page A7 of the New York edition with the headline: Hong Kong:

 Smuggled Ivory Is Seized.

This caught my eye and I am wondering what the big deal with the tusks are for. I am not understanding.

"Back to school, back to drugs? Five things parents need to know"

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/09/15/back-to-school-back-to-drugs-five-things-parents-need-to-know/

Interesting article about why kids use drugs and how parents can help prevent it.

And watch out for the Czech alcohol.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/czech-tainted-alcohol-methanol-poisoning_n_1909316.html

Watch out for the Molly.

And what do you think, rhetorically, of the talking head guy ("it creates the body to overheat")?


http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/09/10/pkg-molly-kills-uva-student.wjla.html

Copenhagen looks to legalize marijuana, may seek to import weed from Colorado

http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/03/12/copenhagen-looks-to-legalize-pot-wants-to-import-weed-from-colorado/92474/

MOST_READ - Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com

MOST_READ - Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com
Interesting article on the effects of the drug Molly.

New Laws in Texas

This article talks about Texas legislators working to change drug laws for trace amounts of cocaine, for example. I never thought about being caught with "residue" on a pipe versus a baggie of cocaine and the sentencing behind that.

http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/policy-and-politics-drug-sentencing

Crazy new billboard ad in Denver

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/billboard-broncos-stadium-encourages-league-let-players-marijuana-213443709--nfl.html

New studies showing a rise is drug use of adults over 50 and a steady rate/decline in 18-25 year olds (specifically for marijuana)

http://news.yahoo.com/drug-drops-americas-youth-rises-over-50-crowd-202408530--abc-news-topstories.html

New research into LSD

LSD may be less harmful than thought


"Over the past 50 years tens of millions of people have used psychedelics and there just is not much evidence of long-term problems."

Substance use by adolescents on an average day is alarming

Substance use by adolescents on an average day is alarming

I thought this article provided very interesting data on how adolescents are abusing drugs.

18 Things About The Drug “Molly” That Might Be Important For You To Know

Found this on the ever popular Buzzfeed and thought it was extremely interesting that they even posted it. They know their audience and who is reading and just by posting this, knows that their readers are using this drug and it has become a problem. They fluff it up with funny things about Molly with a sprinkle of true facts throughout to keep readers interested. I mean it got me to read it but do you think they actually posted it to teach people true facts about the drug or to further popularize it through pop culture/media.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/things-about-the-drug-molly-that-might-be-important-for-y?bffb

Senior Citizen Drug Use

http://news.yahoo.com/drug-drops-americas-youth-rises-over-50-crowd-202408530--abc-news-topstories.html

I definitely found this article to be surprising, I didn't expect the senior citizen group to the be ones using more drugs.

Cocaine, New Brain Structures, and Drug-Seeking Behavior

If you're interested in the science behind addiction, here's an article about a recent study connecting drug-seeking behavior and brain structure growth in mice given cocaine.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130825171724.htm

"Old drug, new name, deadly consequences: Meet Molly

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/52902537/#52902537

I saw this on NBC yesterday and thought it was super interesting. We haven't talked about Molly in class, but we've all heard of it. Just a video talking about the recent deaths at the Electric Zoo music festival and the dangers of the drug.

History of Marihuana in Relation to Witchcraft

http://antiquecannabisbook.com/chap2B/Church/Witch.htm

Interesting info on how blame was placed on the witches for these unfathomable phenomena's that were occurring. Exactly what we spoke about today in class!

Info about Crack Cocaine in the law

Crack Cocaine Sentencing

r/drugs- Reddit Link

I don't know if any of you use reddit, but this subreddit is a very useful source for any and all drug-related information. Enjoy!

r/drugs

Painkiller addictions worst drug epidemic in US history

Painkiller addictions worst drug epidemic in US history

This article discusses why painkillers are the biggest problem the US faces concerning deaths from drug use.

DEA using AT&T records (from today's NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/us/drug-agents-use-vast-phone-trove-eclipsing-nsas.html?hp&_r=0

U.S. Gov. Drug related sentences could be making matters worse

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/08/15/playing-politics-with-the-drug-war/