Drug use for Grown-ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear by Dr. Carl Hart. Photo credit: Penguin Random House. According to the world-renowned intellectual Dr. Carl Hart, using drugs is a healthy part of some adult’s lives, and they are happier because of them. Hart is a neuroscientist, tenured psychology professor at Columbia University, author, and drug-reform … [Read more...] about Book Review: Drug use for Grown-ups
50 Years of Misery and Unjust Incarceration: The Semicentennial Anniversary of the War on Drugs
Historical Lineage of the War on Drugs: The CSA Fifty years ago, on May 1st 1971, the U.S. enacted the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The CSA consolidated over 200 drug laws and effectively categorized all regulated substances on a scale of legality from one to five. Schedule I substances have no officially recognized medical value and a high-likelihood for abuse. … [Read more...] about 50 Years of Misery and Unjust Incarceration: The Semicentennial Anniversary of the War on Drugs
