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Naked Tourist Blocks Traffic, Gets Shot With Taser
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsHe might be the king of the world, but police say this emperor needs new clothes. A tourist was shot with a taser three times by Florida police after he allegedly got naked and blocked traffic in Big Coppitt Key while screaming he was "king of the world." Monroe County Sheriff's Office Even the "king of the world" is governed by the laws of the land. Florida police used a taser on a tourist who allegedly claimed he was "king of the world" while blocking traffic naked. Richard Gervasi reportedly admitted he took LSD and drank beforehand. After receiving a call about a nude man ...
Weed Among the Ivy? Columbia University Students Held on Drug Charges
By Alison Fairbrother - Politics Daily"Operation Ivy League," once code for aspirations of getting into a great school, has new meaning as the name of a five-month investigation by New York City police into illegal drug sales on Columbia University campus. Five students were arrested Tuesday on charges of selling drugs in their bedrooms at three fraternities: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha and Psi Upsilon, and two campus residences. All pleaded not guilty. According to police news releases, undercover officers with the Narcotics Bureau Manhattan North made purchases from students totaling $11,000 for cocaine, marijuana, ...
Psychedelic Drugs Might Help Treat Mental Illness
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- They're illicit, lead to hallucinations and out-there sensations, and can be dangerous and even downright deadly. But illegal psychedelic drugs such as ecstasy, LSD, mushrooms and ketamine might also be able to help treat myriad serious medical conditions, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, a new analysis in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience is adding more scientific weight to a recent surge in studies and reports on the potential benefits of such mind-altering substances. A team of Swiss researchers at Zurich's University Hospital of Psychiatry ...
Grace Slick Is Neither Graceful Nor Slick -- She's a Klutz!
By David Moye - AOL News(July 7) -- Grace Slick has a shocking secret: She's the biggest klutz in the world. It's a secret that the former Jefferson Airplane singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has been hiding during her 40-year showbiz career, but one that is finally catching up with her. "I am the biggest klutz in the world," she admitted to AOL News. "I went to an art store recently to pick up some art supplies, and I slammed into some metal sliding and broke my left arm in three places and hurt my leg as well." Lucy Nicholson, AFP / Getty Images Rock 'n 'roll star Grace Slick at her induction in Hollywood's ...
Snails High On Meth!? (And Lots of Other Drugs)
By Carl Franzen - Politics DailyDrug addiction is a terrible affliction for millions, and methamphetamine is pretty much one of the worst drugs a person can be addicted to. So what are scientists doing administering it to snails and poking them repeatedly with sticks? Simple, explains LiveScience: they're testing the relationship between memory formation and meth to see just why the brain makes it so hard to kick the habit. And what researchers at Washington State University in the U.S. and Unviersity of Calgary, Canada found as a result of their slimy experiment might come as something of a surprise. When half of a group ...
Mexico Decriminalizes Pot, Cocaine and Heroin
By David Knowles - Politics DailyMexican President Felipe Calderon has signed into law a bill passed by the country's congress last spring. The new measure decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamines and heroin, setting limits for what constitutes "personal use" quantities. At the same time, it provides free treatment for those with drug addiction. The hope is that the law will distinguish casual users from addicts. Before, those arrested for drug possession -- even for small amounts -- were handed long jail terms. Studies show that drug use is on the rise in Mexico, calling into ...
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