July 9, 2008
This week’s column on drug-free school zones in New Jersey.
July 7, 2008
The Inquirer’s George Anastasia has an article about a drug dealer who lived in the suburbs of Monmouth County. Yes, some people who make a lot of money move to the suburbs, no matter what their occupation. Considering this story is nowhere near the Inquirer’s distribution area, I’m confused as to why this is on the front page of Philly.com.
The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed on Saturday (of course) by James Gray and David Fleming about the unquestionable failure of the War on Drugs.
July 2, 2008
A man charged with cocaine offenses was exonerated in Los Angeles after his lawyer produced a video showing two police officers lied in sworn testimony.
June 30, 2008
Modern Mechanix has a vintage ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Excellent tagline.
Modern Mechanix microspie has a vintage ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Excellent tagline.
June 25, 2008
Liz Spikol, one of my bosses at PW, writes on Huffington Post about the overmedication of the elderly. The New York Times wrote about this earlier this week.

This week's column

It’s about potent pot, and how the government lies to you.
The FDA has approved a 4-in-1 vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline that innoculates people against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio.
NORML’s Paul Armentano writes on Huffington Post about how cannabis is a promising treatment for cancer, even though the U.S. government essentially forbids clinical trials.
Here’s a nice piece from Health Beat about addiction and the social view of drug addicts.