May 2006
Medical marijuana | Reefer madness | Economist.com
by mikepower & 1 other
IF CANNABIS were unknown, and bioprospectors were suddenly to find it in some remote mountain crevice, its discovery would no doubt be hailed as a medical breakthrough.
Illegal Art | Creative Commons
by mikepower & 1 other
A museum exhibit called "Illegal Art" might sound like a history of naughty pictures. Turns out that the exhibit (through July 25 at SF MOMA Artist's Gallery) is more innocuous than most primetime TV: A Mickey Mouse gasmask. Pez candy dispensers honoring
April 2006
March 2006
Punishing Pain - New York Times
by mikepower
Wheelchair-bound multiple sclerosis patient Richard Paey is serving 25 years in a Florida prison for "trafficking" a half gramme of OxyContin, even though the prosecutor concedes that Paey never sold any of his medications. In prison, he now receives mor
February 2006
A Coverup Under Two Presidents: The Unsolved Mystery of the Oklahoma City Bombing
by mikepower
Long before the Iraq war, long before 9/11, the U.S. government had already mastered the art of fluffing its intelligence on a looming threat, botching the response and then working furiously to cover its mistakes.
January 2006
Skirting around the school's 'dress' code
by mikepower
A ban on a New Jersey schoolboy wearing flowery skirts to school has been overturned after the American Civil Liberties Union claimed his rights were being violated.
Newsvine - Court Bars Tirade on Malaysian Web Site
by mikepower
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — A court told a disgruntled car owner he cannot chronicle the alleged defects of his Malaysian-made Perodua and his tirade against the car maker on a personal Web site.
US Supreme Court Ruling a Relief for Some Patients
by mikepower
Charlene Andrews, who has terminal breast cancer, has not yet asked a doctor for the fatal dose of barbiturates that would enable her to take her own life.
December 2005
The Seattle Times: Opinion: Legalize drugs — all of them
by mikepower
I was a cop for 34 years, the last six of which I spent as chief of Seattle's police department. But no, I don't favor decriminalization. I favor legalization, and not just of pot but of all drugs, including heroin, cocaine, meth, psychotropics, mushro
February 2005
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