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Holofractale de l'hypervérité
Drugs have been a hot topic in the Netherlands throughout 2007, starting with the suicide of a French girl in Amsterdam while under the influence of mushrooms. The Dutch Minister of Health Ab Klink then announced the sale of mushrooms would be banned, but only after the results from an independent research institute would be published. However, when that rapport then reconfirmed previous research findings that the shroom poses minimal risks, it was bluntly rejected, and politicians decided it was time to ban the mushroom anyway "because they are already illegal in other European countries..."
The following is a summary of 2007 news items from the United States (source: http://www.dosenation.com/)
Top Drug Stories from 2007
2007 blah de blah, stories, hoaxes, hype, you know the drill. Without further ado:
Absinthe made a comeback after 4 brands were proven thujone-free and allowed back on the market in May. After nearly 100 years of prohibition of the Green Fairy, would-be Impressionists and the feckless hipsters who love them can order the stuff at their favorite upper-crust drinking establishment for $12 a glass.
Salvia Divinorum took the dubious honor of most-hyped drug scare of 2007. Numerous communities and even whole states banned the herb after thousands of media stories of reckless teenagers getting high on the minty extract. Some even bought theirs ON THE INTERNET!!
Jenkem was a hoax created by a Totse.com poster that was swallowed hook, line, and sinker by the Collier County, Florida Sheriff's office. Scotto told us we could stop work on the jenkem still after he read the Salon article that busted the myth. There're two days I'll never get back.
While the Feds continue to put pressure on California medical marijuana dispensaries through raids and threatening letters to landlords, New Mexico became the 12th state to allow medical marijuana use and Connecticut's governor vetoed a bill to allow medicinal use in that state.
Sometimes stimulant, sometimes anti-depressant drug Modafinil (brand name Provigil) hit the big time in 2007, with numerous stories of athletes using the drug for it's ability to combat sleepiness and foster mental alertness. Performance-enhancing drugs aren't just for the pro-sports set anymore, as academics find the drug just the thing for those 7am lectures. Some are decrying the unfair advantage this drug gives some students and the ensuing arms race it implies. Others see it as the new Benzedrine and would yawn if they weren't using Provigil themselves.
Oh, and the US again reached an all-time high in number of drug-related arrests and number incarcerated on drug charges, Afghanistan churned out 93% of the world's illegal opiates, the drug war explodes in Mexico and the US starts Plan Mexico, where we'll funnel billions into the country since it worked so well in Colombia.
The following is a summary of 2007 news items from the United States (source: http://www.dosenation.com/)
Top Drug Stories from 2007
2007 blah de blah, stories, hoaxes, hype, you know the drill. Without further ado:
Absinthe made a comeback after 4 brands were proven thujone-free and allowed back on the market in May. After nearly 100 years of prohibition of the Green Fairy, would-be Impressionists and the feckless hipsters who love them can order the stuff at their favorite upper-crust drinking establishment for $12 a glass.
Salvia Divinorum took the dubious honor of most-hyped drug scare of 2007. Numerous communities and even whole states banned the herb after thousands of media stories of reckless teenagers getting high on the minty extract. Some even bought theirs ON THE INTERNET!!
Jenkem was a hoax created by a Totse.com poster that was swallowed hook, line, and sinker by the Collier County, Florida Sheriff's office. Scotto told us we could stop work on the jenkem still after he read the Salon article that busted the myth. There're two days I'll never get back.
While the Feds continue to put pressure on California medical marijuana dispensaries through raids and threatening letters to landlords, New Mexico became the 12th state to allow medical marijuana use and Connecticut's governor vetoed a bill to allow medicinal use in that state.
Sometimes stimulant, sometimes anti-depressant drug Modafinil (brand name Provigil) hit the big time in 2007, with numerous stories of athletes using the drug for it's ability to combat sleepiness and foster mental alertness. Performance-enhancing drugs aren't just for the pro-sports set anymore, as academics find the drug just the thing for those 7am lectures. Some are decrying the unfair advantage this drug gives some students and the ensuing arms race it implies. Others see it as the new Benzedrine and would yawn if they weren't using Provigil themselves.
Oh, and the US again reached an all-time high in number of drug-related arrests and number incarcerated on drug charges, Afghanistan churned out 93% of the world's illegal opiates, the drug war explodes in Mexico and the US starts Plan Mexico, where we'll funnel billions into the country since it worked so well in Colombia.