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. . . unless you end up paying 60 bucks for PvD!

SARS

just got the ticket in my mailbox at lunch Yay for PvD Tix, and early mail days in general

That shirt reminds me of Halloween

Nice editing work.

but what does Pual Edge spin?

The House is considering the conference report right now. You can watch on c-span. edit: the report just passed the house

Lee Coombs is @ Buzz @ Trust I think. . .

Saving my $$$ and energy for next weekend.

I've been watching this series over the last couple nights (Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got that Way) on the History Channel. It's really interesting with a non-biased slant and new information I hadn't heard before on how the War on Drugs started. It's each night this week at 9 - take a look if you have some time. Tuesday was Opium, Morphine and Heroin; Wed. was Cocaine; tonight is Marijuana and Meth & Friday is LSD, Ecstasy and the Raves. I take a bit of issue with the fact that RAVES is included in the title of the one on 'cid and E - but that's how it goes. The series has been pretty evenhanded so far so I'm definitely taping Friday night's. History Channel Site There has been a "drug culture" since the dawn of civilization. Sumerian cuneiform tablets from 3000 BC show a poppy harvest, as do ancient Egyptian scripts and Greek statues adorned with poppy crowns. Far more recently, Freud sung the praises of cocaine, which was included in the original recipe for Coca-Cola. But since the industrial revolution, drug use has changed dramatically, and society's response to this--particularly in America--has been to demonize users and make drugs illegal. HOOKED explores the world of illegal drugs, meeting with pharmacologists and scientists to learn exactly what effect they have on us and exploring the social and legislative changes that have transformed (and, some would argue, created) the drug culture of the 20th century. Outspoken advocates on both sides of the "war on drugs" illuminate this polarizing issue, and fascinating accounts and artifacts illustrate the role of drugs throughout history.

Fairfax - the place where a.l.i.a.s. is held.

Share with the class please sauvee

Yikes! Hope not. . .

that's a pretty cool idea

Not so sure about that one.

ROAR is mistaken. It was inserted into the conference report, but that still has to pass the house and senate *and* be signed by the President before it becomes law. I agree that it is uncomfortably close to becoming law, but I'm irritated that ROAR didn't investigate the legislative process before spreading that rumour all over the 'net.

I'd go with ya tiny but I'm not sure what our transpo. plans are either. I'm prolly just calling in sick on Friday so I can leave whenever.

That is a kick ass article reval, but I have to say the formatting on that site blows chunks. Makes my eyes go Someone should tell their resident computer monkey to fix the margins.

Did *anyone* make it to a.l.i.a.s.? Will I ever get a first-hand non-Buzz board account of this party? I don't know why I care so much - I probably wouldn't ever go anyways.

Here is the summary of the text as it appears in the conference report. More info can be found at house.gov/judiciary/ Sec. 608. Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act Section 608 of the conference report is a new section that is related to the purpose of this Act. This section, known as the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, helps to protect children by amending the Controlled Substances Act to expand the "crack house" statute. (17) This expansion makes it clear that anyone who knowingly and intentionally uses their property, or allows another person to use their property, for the purpose of distributing or manufacturing or using illegal drugs will be held accountable. This section raise the penalties for people who traffic in a substance often marketed to children at clubs; and authorizing funds for drug prevention activities. It also creates a civil penalty for violating 21 U.S.C. § 856. In addition, the language directs the Sentencing Commission to consider increasing the sentencing guidelines for offenses involving gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a Schedule I substance often used to facilitate sexual assault. Under current law, an offender would have to have 13 gallons (equivalent to 100,000 doses) of GHB to qualify for a five year penalty. Because large-scale GHB dealers generally distribute gallon quantities of the drug, they generally are not prosecuted at the federal level because the penalties are too low. In order to prevent the abuse of club drugs and other illicit substances, the bill also authorizes $5.9 million for the Drug Enforcement Administration to hire a Demand Reduction Coordinator in each state and authorizes such sums as may be necessary for the Drug Enforcement Administration to educate youth, parents and other interested adults about the dangers associated with club drugs.

I would definitely need some pre-Spank wing/grenade action to be able to handle a crowd like that.

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yeah, that too rocky.