Topic: DRUGS - on May 17, 2009 at 11:48:00 AM CEST
Bots vs. Smugglers: Drug Tunnel Smackdown
Semi-autonomous robots that can navigate and map drug-smuggling tunnels could be the greatest weapon to emerge from the government’s attempt to stamp out the trade in illicit substances across its borders.
Using special intelligence software developed at Idaho National Laboratory that can be mounted on different machines, the iRobot and Foster Miller robots use lasers to situate themselves in the dark tunnels that have been bored beneath the line that divides Mexico from the United States.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 17, 2009 at 11:46:00 AM CEST
The Merry Prankster Offspring Take A Trip On The Bus “Further”
Can you, did you, or would you even consider passing the Acid Test? It is a question posed over 45 years ago by the Intrepid Traveler and his Band of Merry Pranksters. Ken Kesey, Ken Babbs and their audaciously creative friends embarked on a mission to find the “Cool Place” in 1964. They loaded up a 1938 International Harvester school bus with audio and film gear. They painted the Bus in psychedelic swirls and wrote FURTHER on the front and WEIRD LOAD on the back. The Merry Pranksters riffed and raffed around the United States documented by Tom Wolfe’s book “The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test“.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 15, 2009 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Ferrari’s Big Bluff
Ferrari says it will walk away from Formula 1 next year if the people making the rules adopt a two-tiered regulatory structure and budget cap that sharply limits how much teams can spend each season.
The legendary automaker joins Toyota, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso in threatening to bow out if the Federation Internationale d’Automobile doesn’t back down. While the other teams are only making noise at this point, Ferrari’s board of directors voted Monday to call it quits if the rules are adopted.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 15, 2009 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'
The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.
In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 15, 2009 at 1:48:00 PM CEST
Spiegel-Online über legalen Cannabisverkauf - Video
Der Spiegel berichtet mit einem Video über die Steuereinnahmen durch legalisiertes Cannabis. Angestossen hat das Monika Knoche von den Linken auf dem Hanftag 2009, wo sie die Überlegungen von Gouvaneur Schwarzenegger in Kalifornien zitiert..
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 15, 2009 at 1:46:00 PM CEST
Kiffen gegen die Krise
Es müssen ja nicht immer Konjunkturpakete sein: Die Linke will mit der Legalisierung von Cannabis zur wirtschaftlichen Erholung beitragen. Dabei kann sie sich auf niemanden geringeren als Arnold Schwarzenegger berufen.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 15, 2009 at 1:44:00 PM CEST
Cocaine and LSD found in air of Spanish cities
Air pollution has long been a fact of life in Spanish cities, but scientists now say that it is not just smog that chokes people as they walk to work or stroll through the park.
A new study has found the air in Madrid and Barcelona is also laced with at least five drugs - most prominently cocaine.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 14, 2009 at 2:26:00 PM CEST
Madrid und Barcelona atmen Drogen
Wer durch Madrid und Barcelona flaniert, inhaliert nicht nur Sauerstoff und Kohlendioxid, sondern auch Rauschgift. In der Luft beider Metropolen ist Kokain die vorherrschende Droge, wie aus einer Studie des spanischen Forschungsinstituts CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) hervorgeht. Mit einer neuen Methode zum Aufspüren von Drogen in der Luft haben die Forscher zwischen 29 und 850 Pikogramm Kokain pro Kubikmeter Luft nachgewiesen. Bei den Messungen stellte sich zudem heraus, dass die Kokain-Konzentration am Wochenende höher lag als unter der Woche.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 14, 2009 at 1:06:00 PM CEST
Fish that triggers hallucinations found off British coast
A species of bream, sarpa salpa, which can trigger hallucinations when eaten, has been been discovered in British waters due to global warming.
telegraph.co.uk zipcodezoo.com 'LSD-fish' caught in Cornwall
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 12, 2009 at 12:38:00 PM CEST
What Do You Know, the Ex-Drug Czar Is Still Full of Sh*t!
In a revelation that I'm sure will come as a surprise to absolutely no one, it turns out that ex-Drug Czar John Walters is still full of sh*t.
Responding on CNN last night to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's call to debate the merits of taxing and regulating the adult use of marijuana (e-mail the Governor here), Walters demonstrated that he remains an unrepentant liar -- even though he's no longer paid by the federal government to be one.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 10, 2009 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Cocaine smuggler jailed after 'invisibility cloak' fails
A Spanish man, who wrapped cocaine in carbon paper in an attempt to dodge x-ray detection, has been jailed for six years at Antrim Crown Court.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 10, 2009 at 1:45:00 PM CEST
Contact high
Contact high is a phenomenon that sometimes occurs in people and animals who come into contact with someone who is under the influence of drugs. It involves a supposed transfer of the psychological state of highness. This is often attributed to things such as stale latent cannabis smoke and transcutaneous transfer of psychoactive chemicals.[citation needed] However, this may be better explained by the subconscious picking up on the user's "vibe" and sociological factors.[citation needed] A glossary of drug users' language from the 1970s describes the term as "a psychogenic “trip” without taking drugs by being close to somebody while he is on drugs. Incorrectly for the high obtained by inhaling the smoke of other marijuana smokers."[
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