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Salon.com July 16, 2002 Greg Harrison |
Lawmakers addicted to the quick fix Drug legislation like the proposed RAVE Act does more to promote illicit drug use than discourage it. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2001 Jacob Sullum |
Rave Rage Despite all the pot and LSD consumed at their concerts, no one ever tried to ban the Grateful Dead. But that's what the city of Chicago would like to do to raves, those all-night dance parties featuring electronic music, flashing lights, and silly hats... |
Reason October 2003 Jacob Sullum |
The Chill Is On: Fighting raves, squelching speech When Sen. Joseph Biden introduced his anti-rave legislation, critics warned that it could have a chilling effect on unpopular speech, especially criticism of the war on drugs. They were proven right barely a month after President Bush signed Biden's so-called RAVE Act. |
Salon.com June 15, 2000 Ted Oehmke |
The war on information Congressional anti-drug legislation could make it illegal to give life-saving advice about ecstasy. |
Salon.com June 20, 2001 Janelle Brown |
Sell a glowstick, go to prison Authorities are shutting down 21st century raves using 1980s crack-house laws -- and turning pacifiers and Vicks VapoRub into the new drug paraphernalia... |
Reason July 2003 Sara Rimensnyder |
Rave On How a bad bill becomes a law: The RAVE Act, now officially known as the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, passed both the House and Senate in April without ever having gone through committee and without floor debate. |
Salon.com June 14, 2000 Liz O'Brien |
The agony after ecstasy I took the drug for nearly a year to lift myself to euphoria. Then I crashed hard. |
Salon.com June 2, 2000 Jeff Stark |
"Better Living Through Circuitry" In this floor-level view of the rave scene, director Jon Reiss keeps it pumping, humming, buzzing and spinning. |