Scientists Say UK Drug Classification System Is Flawed

Scientists Say UK Drug Classification System Is Flawed: "A new UK study suggests that the current UK drug classification system of A, B, and C of the Misuse of Drugs Act is flawed and should be replaced by an evidence-based system of potential harm that would place alcohol and tobacco higher than cannabis and ecstasy."

Study: Alcohol, Tobacco Worse Than Drugs - washingtonpost.com

Study: Alcohol, Tobacco Worse Than Drugs - washingtonpost.com: "LONDON -- New 'landmark' research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new British study."

Navy Lacks Plan to Defend Against `Carrier-Destroying' Missile - Yahoo! News

Navy Lacks Plan to Defend Against `Carrier-Destroying' Missile - Yahoo! News: "March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The
U.S. Navy, after nearly six years of warnings from
Pentagon testers, still lacks a plan for defending aircraft carriers against a supersonic Russian-built missile, according to current and former officials and Defense Department documents.

The missile, known in the West as the ''Sizzler,'' has been deployed by China and may be purchased by Iran."

Independent Online Edition > Americas

Independent Online Edition > Americas: "Marilyn Monroe may have been tricked into killing herself as part of a plot hatched with the knowledge of the former US attorney general, Robert Kennedy, according to a secret FBI file.

The document, uncovered by an Australian film director, Philippe Mora, suggests Monroe was 'induced' to make a suicide attempt, in the belief she would be found in time, and her stomach pumped. Instead, it suggests, she was left to die by staff and friends, including the actor Peter Lawford, who was married to Kennedy's sister, Patricia."