DrugWar.com News Archive
September, 2005

Dead cops stop drug wars (Sept. 29, 2005)
"Did the shooting of Constable S.O. Lawson end Alcohol prohibition in Alberta? Some historians seem to think so."

Celebrated Hostage Gave Crystal Meth to Captor (Sept. 28, 2005-Free NYTimes registration required)
"Ashley Smith, who was held hostage in her apartment in March by the man now charged with murder in the Atlanta courthouse shootings, was hailed as a hero after she disclosed how she had persuaded her captor to surrender, partly by reading to him from the spiritual best seller 'The Purpose-Driven Life.'"

She's Not the Only One Who's Retchin (Sept. 25, 2005)
"This week the family of Jonathan Magbie, a 27-year-old quadriplegic who died of acute respiratory failure a year ago while serving time in the D.C. jail on a marijuana charge, sued the city and Greater Southeast Community Hospital for inadequately treating the breathing problems he experienced while in custody."

Mexican Anti-Drug Official Dies in Crash (Sept. 22, 2005)
Anti-drug official dies along with eight others in an air crash.

Moss faces police inquiry (Sept. 21, 2005)
Another total waste of time and money, going after someone who not only can afford to take whatever drugs and she'd like, in whatever quantity she desires, yet has to explain her choice in enebrients to the "man."

The War on Drugs in action (Sept. 20, 2005)
"Possession of cocaine, a felony, did not interfere with either politician's Ivy League education. Nor did it stop them from seeking and attaining high public office. Today, taxpayers cover both men's salaries and health-care costs, and will eventually provide their government pensions. All, apparently, is forgiven. But when some low-income kid gets convicted of smoking a joint (a misdemeanor), America gathers up its moral indignation and strips him of his federal student loan. This is a sick double-standard, and it will continue unless changes are made in the Higher Education Act."

The return of reefer madness (Sept.19, 2005)
"The U.S. drug czar's office is running ads implying that smoking marijuana can lead to insanity. But pushing dubious science is no way to persuade teenagers not to do drugs."

President's nephew arrested on Sixth Street (Sept. 16, 2005)
Must run in the family or something.

Study: Adult use of ADHD medicines doubles (Sept. 16, 2005)
"Between 2000 and 2004, use of drugs that help keep ADHD patients focused doubled among adults aged 20 to 44, but rose only 56 percent among children, according to data compiled by Medco Health Solutions, one of the country's largest prescription benefit managers."

Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor (Sept. 12, 2005)
Just to recap how insensitive and completely out of touch the Bush clan really are, here's Grandmother Bush putting her foot in her mouth, again. Remember all the US troops filmed inside "opulent" palaces of Saddam Hussein, and expressed disgust at how he could spend such money on his own homes while his own people where hungry, even starving? Well, what's the freakin' difference? What sort of home does Barbara Bush live in? Oh yeah, it says right in this article that she lives in a multi-million dollar home in Houston. The hypocricy in this country amongst out powerful and rich is so blantant and disgusting it's amazing they've stayed in power as long as they have, and still show no signs of relinquishing power at all.

Bush: They Were Underprivilaged, So This Is Working Very Well For Them (Sept. 8, 2005)
"Bungling Barbara Bush yesterday claimed poverty-stricken regugees who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina are actually better off thanks to the devestating floods. The 80-year-old former first lady piled more pressure on her under fire son George's administration by declaring that the victims are so happy in their makeshift camps they would rather stay than go back to their impoverished communities."

The Essential Psychedelic Guide by D.M. Turner (Sept. 8, 2005)
"Takes readers on a fascinating adventure through psychedelic realms. Complete Text of Book."

Russell Simmon's Rockerfeller Drug Reform Failing, Say Sources (Sept. 7, 2005)
"Almost a year after Russell Simmons fought for the reform of the controversial Rockefeller drugs laws, very little change has occurred within the New York penal system."

Treating sniffles with a jail term (Sept. 6, 2005)
"States increasingly penalize anyone with the sniffles. At least 30 states limit the amount of over-the-counter medicine consumers can purchase, restrict the number of pills per package, mandate that allergy and cold remedies be kept in locked cabinets, limit sales to pharmacies, and require sellers to maintain a registry of buyers."

Artwork runs afoul of prison policies (Sept. 5, 2005)
"In March he [Tyler Keup] wanted to send two drawings to his parents in North Platte. One was a collage in the form of a crucifix; the other an image of young woman whose breasts were uncovered. A marijuana leaf was among the crucifix images. Prison rules don't allow the creation or mailing of artwork depicting uncovered female breasts, 'lewd, lascivious' images or images of illegal drugs."

LSD finds new respectability (Sept. 5, 2005)
"It was the drug of choice on university campuses, the drug that spawned psychedelic culture as well as countless jail sentences and fines, but LSD actually has respectable roots--roots that a McMaster University researcher is uncovering."

A flood of words (Sept. 5, 2005)
Rapper Kanye West told truth to power live on national US television during a hurricane relief benefit show. His comments were censored before airing on the US' West Coast of course, but he still got plenty of coverage for his improvised comments.