Mexican Congress has passed (53-26) a new law legalizing the possession of a wide variety of drugs for personal use. Under the legislation, one can have up to 5 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of opium, 25 milligrams of heroin, 500 milligrams of cocaine, as well as small amounts of LSD, mushrooms, amphetamine and, of course, peyote. The law, proposed by President Vincente Fox in 2004, aims to focus police resources on the battle against major drug dealers, instead of recreational users. Those caught with larger than max quantities of drugs will be treated as narcotics dealers and face heavier jail terms under the plan. Now that both Canada and Mexico have legalized the possession of marijuana, perhaps it’s time for America to reevaluate its own drug policy.

Mexico Passes Law Making Possession of Some Drugs Legal, NYTimes.com

Foetus: Tough on the outside, sensitive inside. Shy at first, but warm up to people.
Log: Laid back, social types. Trusting of strangers, sometimes gullible.
Yearner: Open but suspicious and cynical. Slow to make up their minds and stubborn to change it.
Soldier: Quiet and reserved. Set high standards for themselves and others.
Freefall: Enjoy the company of others, but can be brash and thin-skinned. Do not like criticism or extreme situations.
Starfish: Open and helpful to others, but do not like to be the center of attention.

Sleep position gives personality clue, BBC.co.uk 

According to a new study done by the Harvard Medical School and the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the dietary supplement melatonin improves one’s ability to sleep at unusual times, especially helpful for rotating-shift workers, jet-lagged travelers or those with delayed sleep phase syndrome. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the body when it’s dark, retinal light exposure inhibits the hormone’s release. The double-blind placebo-controlled clinical study had thirty-six participants (21 men, 15 women, ages 18 to 30) who were kept on 20 hour sleep-wake schedules, ingesting either a placebo, 0.3 mg, or 5 mg of pharmaceutical grade melatonin. Researchers found that those taking a melatonin supplement had a significantly higher efficiency of sleep during times when the body was not producing melatonin. “Melatonin enabled these participants to obtain an extra half hour of sleep when they attempted to do so during the day” said Dr. Charles Czeisler, Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and senior author of the study, “these findings have implications for millions of people who attempt to sleep at a time that is out of synch with the brain’s internal clock.” The findings appear in the May 1, 2006 issue of the journal Sleep.

Melatonin Most Effective For Sleep When Taken For Off-Hour Sleeping, Rush.edu