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“We’re gonna take it”

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New York State just legalized possession and regulated sale of cannabis, joining at least 14 others where it’s completely legal. Most US states have at very least decriminalized marijuana; others have legalized medical marijuana. The Drug Enforcement Agency of the Federal government continues to consider it a “Schedule 1” substance, ranked with heroin as among the most dangerous. The details have yet to be worked out, but I am not optimistic.  Someone once posted “A Sentence for each State in the Union”. The sentence was supposed to encapsulate the character of the state it was about. My personal favorite was … Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday: Brussels Declaration

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Our new column „Throwback Thursday“ (at irregular intervals) is intended to highlight events that have been of importance for our movement. We start the column with the „Brussels Declaration on Scientific Integrity“, that was published in December 2009. It was initiated by the International Coalition Against Prohibition (TICAP), a federation of various organizations (including Netzwerk Rauchen among its German participants), which was very active at that time. The declaration is the result of the TICAP Conference held in Brussels in 2009. “In the global crusade against alcohol, tobacco, and “unhealthy“ foods, health politicians have drawn on alleged scientific evidence that … Continue reading →

The price of smoking and drinking (1/3)

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Smoking is a great thing. Tobacco soothes in stressful times and smoking stimulates when you are tired and exhausted. Tobacco allows me to do my business on the toilet in the mornings and I am settled after that all day long. Tobacco increases my ability to concentrate and makes it easier for me to write my articles. But according to a study by the WHO in 1998, I should have died about 50 years ago. I hope for your understanding that I did not comply with this request of the WHO. I was born by a hysterical, ecclesia-manic and depressed … Continue reading →