Life on a troubled frontier

An interesting report of what is happening along the 1,952 mile southern border from the Gulf of Mexico to the beach at California.

U.S. offers 5M for reputed cartel chief

"AP - The United States Thursday offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of a reputed Mexican drug cartel chieftain, whose group allegedly smuggles tons of cocaine and marijuana north each year."

Martin Says Some Crimes Are Not Crimes

"Keith Martin. Dr. Keith Martin. Liberal MP. He defends liberalized marijuana laws.He says, correctly, that addiction is not a crime but a medical condition. He was debating the Tories new crime bill C-9 which is now in Second Reading."

Canada's Prison Indsustrial Complex

"The Harpocrites Bushite plan for crime in Canada is two fold. One is to sacrifice child care for more prison spaces...Tory plan will create jail spaces at expense of day-care spaces ... The other is to create a privatized prison industry in Canada like that which has grown...

CNN.com - FDA says no to medical marijuana - Apr 21, 2006

Suspect Ends Up Covered in Pot After Chase

 ""WAXAHACHIE, Texas - Wildflowers may not be the only thing sprouting up along a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 35 in Ellis County this spring. ""Seeds of an illegal plant were inadvertently sown after a police officer stopped a car with no license plate light early...

Marijuana may spur new brain cells

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug.

College towns lead in marijuana use

Both college towns, Boston and Boulder, Colorado, share another distinction: They lead the nation in marijuana use. Northwestern Iowa and southern Texas have the lowest use.