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The US is a GOVERNMENT, Not a Nation. (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Want to shrink the government? Then we can begin right here. Get rid of: the Education Department , Energy Department, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Labor Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. It's a start!

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Bozell Column: 'Weeds' and Marijuana Chic (NewsBusters)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:34:04 GMT

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy reported last month that a teenager who has been depressed in the past year was more than twice as likely to have used marijuana than teenagers who have not reported being depressed (25 percent compared with 12 percent). The study said marijuana use increased the risk of developing mental disorders by 40 percent....

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Govt's self-justifying marijuana policy (Boing Boing)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:09:52 GMT

Jacob Sullum has a good piece in Reason about the lousy statistics used by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to justify its harmful, wasteful, unhelpful war on drugs. To bolster the idea that marijuana is more addictive today, the ONDCP notes that "16.1% of drug treatment admissions [in 2006] were for marijuana as the primary...

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No Such Thing As Too Much Pot Potency (Reason Magazine - Hit & Run)

jsullum@reason.com (Jacob Sullum) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:05:00 GMT

While researching my column for tomorrow, I noticed that the marijuana potency numbers in last week's press release on the subject from the Office of National Drug Control Policy don't match the numbers in the Potency Monitoring Project report (PDF) from which they supposedly were drawn. The press release says: According to the latest data on marijuana samples analyzed...

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The White House Returns to Stoking Fears About Potent Pot (Nevada Thunder)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:43:54 GMT

By Bruce Mirken, AlterNet In what is becoming a nearly annual ritual, on June 12 the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy released yet another report filled with dire warnings about rising marijuana potency. And the U.S. media — led by the Associated Press, by far the nation’s most powerful wire service — once [...]

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New report finds highest-ever levels of THC in U.S. marijuana (Docuticker)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:15:15 GMT

New report finds highest-ever levels of THC in U.S. marijuana Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy Today, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) released the latest analysis from the University of Mississippi’s Potency Monitoring Project, which revealed...

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Drug Czar Reports Marijuana Is Better Than Ever (Reason Magazine - Hit & Run)

jsullum@reason.com (Jacob Sullum) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:20:00 GMT

Well, that's not quite the way he put it, but it is much closer to the truth. Today the Office of National Drug Control Policy announced that a new report from the University of Mississippi's Potency Monitoring Project (PMP) "FINDS HIGHEST-EVER LEVELS OF THC IN U.S. MARIJUANA": According to the latest data on marijuana samples analyzed to date, the average amount...

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America: Now with Better Weed! (The Evil Beet)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:05:57 GMT

From the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy: “The average amount of THC in seized samples has reached a new high of 9.6 percent. This compares to an average of just under 4 percent reported in 1983 and represents more than a doubling in the potency of the drug since that time.” And you thought George [...]

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Best Weed Ever [Weed] (Gawker)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:03:21 GMT

The Office of National Drug Control Policy says America has never had sticky-icky so bombay: "The average amount of THC in seized samples has reached a new high of 9.6 percent. This compares to an...

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Dueling Marijuana Studies [TalkLeft] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:13:50 GMT

A new U.S. study finds that marijuana potency has increased in recent years. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy responds like Henny Penny claiming the sky is falling. : [Drug Czar John Walters] cited the risk of psychological, cognitive and respiratory problems, and the potential for users to become dependent on drugs such as cocaine and...

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George Bush Wants Your Teenager's Piss [Blue Jersey - Front Page] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:09:59 GMT

Now the feds are getting into the act with the Hillsborough School Board's plan to randomly test students engaged in extra-curricular activities or driving to school. The grant, received this week from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the U.S. Department of Education, will be implemented during the 2008-09 school year and includes $41,148...

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U.S. drug czar urges funds for war on Mexico cartels (Alertnet)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:38:51 GMT

Source: Reuters By Adriana Garcia WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - White House drug czar John Walters urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday not to "sabotage" relations with Mexico and pass a $1.4 billion anti- ...

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Marijuana plant seizures doubled in Washington in 2007 (KOMO - News - Local)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:21:01 GMT

Seizures of marijuana plants in Washington more than doubled to 296,611 last year, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy ranks the state second only to California in outdoor pot farming.

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Marijuana plant seizures doubled in Washington in 2007 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:01:00 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Seizures of marijuana plants in Washington more than doubled to 296,611 last year, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy ranks the state second only to California in outdoor pot farming.

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Teen “Self Medication” for Depression Leads to More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals (Docuticker)

Sun, 18 May 2008 02:17:15 GMT

Teen “Self Medication” for Depression Leads to More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy Millions of American teens report experiencing weeks of hopelessness and loss of interest in normal daily activities and many of these depressed teens are using marijuana and other drugs, making their situation worse,...

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Drug Czar Plays Politics With Mental Illness, Suicide And Marijuana (Furious Seasons)

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:15:13 GMT

I suspect a few of you are aware that last Friday John Walters, America's Drug Czar, held a press conference and issued a report claiming that marijuana was leading to depression among teens. His office also once again floated its...

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Marijuana and depression a bad mix with teens (iTWire - Latest Headlines)

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:29:32 GMT

On Wednesday, May 9, 2008, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the report “ Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows...

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Report: Depression and marijuana a bad mix (CNN)

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:17:43 GMT

Teenagers who use marijuana put themselves at higher risks for serious health disorders, including worsened depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and suicide, according to a White House Office of National Drug Control Policy report released Friday.

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Report: Depressed teens, marijuana a dangerous mix (CNN)

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:27:41 GMT

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White House Office of National Drug Control Policy National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (PR News Wire )

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

TEEN 'SELF MEDICATION' FOR DEPRESSION LEADS TO MORE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, NEW REPORT REVEALS Depressed Teens Using Marijuana, Other Drugs to Relieve Symptoms WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of American teens report experiencing weeks of hopelessness and loss of interest in normal daily activities and many of these depressed teens are using marijuana and other drugs, making...

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