Show threadCory DoctorowNov 13, 2023

#20yrsago #PearsonAirport threatens to sue websites that take its name in vain https://www.techdirt.com/2003/11/13/is-it-against-the-law-to-put-the-name-of-the-toronto-airport-on-the-web/

#15yrsago Zoe’s Tale: @scalzi's smart-ass young-adult sf thriller https://memex.craphound.com/2008/11/12/zoes-tale-scalzis-smart-ass-young-adult-sf-thriller/

#10yrsago UK home secretary wants to overturn #HumanRights treaties and make terror suspects stateless https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/12/theresa-may-british-terror-suspects-stateless-passport

#10yrsago #DavidNutt wants to make non-addictive, safer synth-booze that comes with a sober-up pill https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/getting-drunk-without-the-hangover-or-health-risks-scientist-seeks-investment-for-alcohol-substitute-drug-8931946.html

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Is It Against The Law To Put The Name Of The Toronto Airport On The Web?

Sometimes you have to wonder about folks who are very quick to dash off legal threats to websites that happen to mention their name. The site Urinal.net is a (surprisingly) popular website posting …

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PlanetMedicinesOct 17, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBdMC7lwtM Hope for Mental Health Treatment | Professor Nutt |
#mentalhealth #psychedelicresearch #professornutt #davidnutt #depression #ptsd #psychedelictherapy
Hope for Mental Health Treatment | Professor David Nutt | The Dales Report

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Chris Hodges Jan 26, 2023

The #bbc 's reporting of recreational #drugs use and #drugPolicy here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64408790 is astonishingly misleading.

They cite a study comparing the relative harms of #NOS and #poppers but if you check the actual study (produced by #davidNutt 's excellent #drugScience) you can see it rates #alchohol as 10 times more harmful than both.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503245221127301

Why would you leave this very salient fact out of your reporting unless you were willfully pushing #drugsAreBad nonsense?

Nitrous oxide: Ban on use and sale of laughing gas considered

The drug, which can have damaging side effects, is thought to be a factor in anti-social behaviour.

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The GuardianFeb 22, 2020
Amazon to donate to drug charity linked to Scientology https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/22/amazon-to-donate-to-drug-charity-linked-to-scientology #Guardian #news #Scientology #Drugspolicy #Technology #DavidNutt #Religion #Amazon #UKnews #USnews #Drugs
Amazon to donate to drug charity linked to Scientology

Exclusive: experts have queried methods of Narconon, which has given talks in UK schools

The GuardianJan 16, 2020
Justice secretary hits back at criticism of nitrous oxide ban https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/16/justice-secretary-hits-back-at-criticism-of-nitrous-oxide-ban #Guardian #news #Nitrousoxide(laughinggas) #RobertBuckland #Drugspolicy #DavidNutt #Politics #Society #UKnews #Drugs
Justice secretary hits back at criticism of nitrous oxide ban

Robert Buckland says laughing gas is dangerous after David Nutt argues beer is more toxic

The GuardianJan 16, 2020
Share a pint or glass of wine to drink safely, says expert https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/16/share-a-pint-or-glass-of-wine-to-drink-safely-says-expert #Guardian #news #Sciencepolicy #Alcoholism #DavidNutt #Politics #Science #Alcohol #Society #UKnews #Health #Drugs
Share a pint or glass of wine to drink safely, says expert

Former government advisor David Nutt says alcohol is more damaging than harder drugs

The Smoking NewsSep 1, 2017

Edgecomb asks residents how town should regulate legal marijuana
#EDGECOMB #Maine #DavidNutt
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