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Drugs and Social Policy Roundup

By Guest Author on May 21, 2003 2:45 AM

M. Simon has written guest-blogs here before, talking about his theory that drug problems are actually pain problems. My reaction to that line of argument is something on the order of "the world is pain, and many drugs make it worse," but I do agree that our "War on Drugs" is creating and feeding more serious problems for us around the globe.

For something a bit different, therefore, we present another M. Simon guest blog that offers a bit of a roundup of recent developments related to the Drug Wars.

Prohibition Watch
by M. Simon

We'll start with Canada, where laws against possesion have been seriously weakened by a judicial ruling, then move on to where biology meets social policy.

  • U.S. Didn't Consult Us On Prohibition

  • No Laws Ban Possession Of Marijuana, [Canadian] Court Rules

  • Marijuana Root of Refuge Issue

  • Much more on drugs in the news pro and con can be found at mapinc.com

  • A scientist, Joseph Ledoux, talks about emotions, fear, and the brain. Scroll down to find the article although the intervening material is interesting.

  • Speaking of the brain. Here is another very interesting article on brain science and happiness by Steven Pinker. Jefferson may have been way more fundamental than he ever knew. Happiness could very well be more fundamental than property.

  • A Biological Understanding of Human Nature. Also by Pinker.

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