Marijuana Prohibition

A retired Judge makes a great argument about why we should end the prohibition on Marijuana

BIg name drugs go generic

Many big name drugs are set to go generic soon

One Trillion Dollar Drug War

The US has spent $1,000,000,000 on law enforcement fighting the drug war the last 40 years and to what effect? Narcotics still flow across the border and into every US city. E.D. Kain argues that we should give the drug war back to the states.

Metoclopramide and the Supreme Court

As already mentioned on this blog the supreme court ruled that generic drug makers can't be held liable for failing to warn about drug side effects. At the heart of the case was the drug reglan or metoclopramide which has the rare side effect of tardive dyskinesia (or drug induced parkinsons). What is missed largely in the debate is that metoclopramide is not used in other western countries because its twin sister domperidone is available, has the same usage but it doesn't cause that terrible side effect. Due to some regulatory nonsense at the FDA domperidone is not available in the US, as a result a few thousand people have drug induced parkinsons.

Medical Marijuana

The issue of Medical Marijuana is a slam dunk. There is no reason that a drug that has proven benefit shouldn't be prescribed to patients by their physicians. It is ludicrous to talk about the dangers of marijuana and the potential for abuse while doctors are capable of prescribing opiates (that derive from the same plant as heroin). Why is it that doctors can't prescribe a pain killer with little potential for addiction (marijuana) when they can prescribe several pain killers (morphine, codeine, oxycodon, oxycontin, etc) that have a moderate to high risk for addiction?

Former Gov. Gary Johnson: Legalize Pot

Former New Mexico Governor and GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson argues that for the sake of individual liberty and fiscal responsibility we should legalized marijuana.

Drug Companies win two Supreme Court Cases

Drug Companies win two Supreme Court Cases. One states that generics can't be held liable for failing to warn patients about the safety of their product.

Drug Side Effects: List everything

Drug companies routinely list side effects of 75 or more for their drugs

International Panel: Drug war failed

International Panel: Drug war is a failure, regulate marijuana.