Archive for January, 2006

BBC Cannabis Debate

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

If you’re reading this because you googled me from my comments on the BBC news pages regarding Cannabis and mental health, please be aware that the BBC cut my comment short. The full, unabridged version (!) submitted to the BBC was :
“I’m sick and tired of all this cannabis fearmongering. I’m in my […]

Things To Do Before I Die (1 in a series of lots)

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

1) Goto CES AND the Adult Entertainment Expo. Die a happy man.
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You Know You’re Going To Bed Too Late When…

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

…you keep getting interrupted nightly at 5am when Norton AV kicks off…
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Cannabis and Psychosis

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

This whole marijuana/cannabis debate in the UK has really got under my skin. There’s so much hypocrisy and half truths/myths about it, especially in light of raging alcohol issues here.
What has set me off today is the fact that GW Pharmaceuticals, a UK Home Office licensed researcher into non-smoked medications derived from cannabis, has […]

BBC, Cannabis, UK Government: Hypocrisy

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

I’m outraged. Today we have the BBC and the Government making all kinds of noise about the ill effects of using cannabis, but on the same day, nay same site, there are headline stories of Charles Kennedy admitting to alcohol problems and of increased incidents of liver cirrhosis due to alcoholic consumption. […]

Microsoft hosting blatant PSP adverts

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

I know - blew my tiny little mind too. MS Messenger has a number of tabs down the left hand side, and today the xbox 360 tab has been replaced by a PSP tab. First MS invests in Apple, now they’re promoting Sony products. Something is _wrong_ in the universe or a […]