Victims of the war

Well, we're getting down to the wire here on the big move and I'm officially panicking. I don't see how I'm going to get everything done in the next ten days. Posting is likely to be spotty while I make this happen. Meanwhile, there's a couple of interesting stories on the wire this morning.

Diane Monson, the other plaintiff in Raich v. Ashcroft, has been singled out by the state of California to be retested for her driver's license. This is generally only done when drivers have had serious accidents or multiple drug and alcohol convictions. However, Monson says her only infraction was a speeding ticket. Her lawyer says she was singled out for her views.

In other news, according to a study done by the University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, "the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs declined slightly among teenagers in 2004, but dangerous inhalants and the highly addictive prescription painkiller Oxycontin are becoming more popular. The use of inhalants such as paint thinner, glue and gasoline increased sharply among eighth-graders in 2003 and continued to rise this year, a sign that inhaling, or "huffing," is rebounding in popularity after many years of decline."

Another unintended consequence of the war on some drugs. Better the kids should be smoking pot. It would do them much less harm than huffing chemical fumes.