In fact it is news to most people. A recent study from Great Britain and published by the Lancet reorganizes the relative harm of popular drugs. Their methodology was based on assessing the risks individual drugs posed to society. As you may have already suspected Alcohol and Tobacco don't fare well. Here is the ranking:

1. Heroin
2. Cocaine
3. Barbiturates
4. Street methadone
5. Alcohol
6. Ketamine
7. Benzodiazepines
8. Amphetamine
9. Tobacco
10. Buprenorphine
11. Cannabis
12.... read more

Legislators are hot and bothered over another plant. They want Salvia divinorum classified as a Schedule I controlled substance.

From sagewisdom.org:
"Efforts to ban Salvia divinorum were renewed in 2007. On January 25 of that year, Representative John Lim (R) introduced House Bill 2494 to the Oregon State Legislature. If passed, this legislation would make Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A Schedule I controlled substances in that state. Possession would be punishable by a maximum of 1 y... read more

Last Saturday was the Return of the Psyquarian. It was a beautiful joyous time. The music, the spirt, the love. All of these things coalesced that night. The next morning talking with a wonderful friend about the event, God, life and all, I was reminded of the poetry of Hafiz. So for those of you unfamiliar with him here is a taste:

Hafiz - Tiny Gods

Some gods say, the tiny ones
"I am not here in your vibrant, moist lips
That need to beach themselves upon
the golden shore of a
Naked... read more