by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Wed, 2025 | In Memoriam |
Richard Arjun Kaul, MD passed away on December 19, 2025, at the young age of 61, supposedly because of a heart attack. This post is to commemorate his life and legacy. Dr. Kaul was a brilliant, compassionate spine surgeon and a fearless legal warrior whose life...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Mon, 2025 | Convicted physician |
How Repealing the Controlled Substances Act Would Revitalize the U.S. and Global Economy Few federal laws have shaped modern society as profoundly as the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970. Conceived at the height of the Nixon administration’s “War on Drugs,” it...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Fri, 2025 | War on Drugs |
For over fifty years, the United States has fought a “war” that can’t be won — a war on its own people. Since President Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one” in 1971, federal, state, and local governments have spent more than $1 trillion enforcing...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Oct, Mon, 2025 | War on Drugs |
Legalizing all drugs is not an act of surrender—it is an act of reclaiming reason, science, and compassion from a system long driven by fear and punishment. The evidence shows that prohibition has failed in every goal it was meant to achieve, while legalization offers...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Oct, Thu, 2025 | War on Drugs |
Global Legalization of All Drugs: A Human Rights Imperative The global “war on drugs” has not just failed—it has inflicted deep and lasting harm on millions of people worldwide. Amnesty International’s 2024 report Advancing New Drug Policies That Uphold Human...