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Dirk Hanson

Articles and health studies about drugs, addiction and alcoholism, including the most recent scientific and medical findings.

Showing posts with label drug laws. Show all posts

Showing posts with label drug laws. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The Media and Drug Policy: Where’s the Science?

Groping blindly toward a new framework. As states and the federal government clash at the legal, social, and political levels over lega...

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Common Field Test for Marijuana is Unreliable, Critics Say

A 75-year old pot assay is due for an update. We’ve all seen it on cop shows: The little plastic bag, the officer breaking the seal on a ...

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Addiction in the Courtroom [Guest Post]

Forensic psychology and the paradox of addiction. Allison Gamble says she has been a curious student of psychology since high school. T...

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Bong Water Case Revisited

Minnesota v. Peck. Astute readers will recall the Great Bong Water Decision of 2009 , in which the Minnesota Supreme Court determined, 4-3...

Sunday, January 20, 2008

U.K Considers Tougher Pot Law

Health officials claim 500 hospitalizations per week. In a reversal of previous policy, Prime Minister Gordon Brown signaled his likely appr...

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