Daily Archives: January 29, 2007

Drug War Victim: 80-year-old Isaac Singletary

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Pete Guither

Another old person with a gun, living in a dangerous neighborhood. 80-year-old Isaac Singletary used to bring out his gun to scare off drug dealers, so when a saw a couple of low-lifes were on his lawn, he came out … Continue reading →

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Drug War Funding Shortage a Good Thing

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Pete Guither

James Gierach rocks in this OpEd in the Daily Southtown (Chicago): County cuts could mean less drug-war money — and that’s not such a bad thing … These examples tell the folly of “staying the course” and hoping to win … Continue reading →

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Magical Mushrooms

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Pete Guither

Mark Kleiman has an excellent post on last year’s study that demonstrated the enormous power for psilocybin mushrooms to generate meaningful mystical experiences in churchgoers who had no previous experience with hallucinogens. The results have potentially large importance for both … Continue reading →

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More responses to the John Hawkins piece

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Pete Guither

One thing I’ll say about about John Hawkins piece In Defense of the Drug War at Right Wing News — it’s drawn a tremendous amount of fire from the libertarian and conservative (read: not authoritarian) circles (it’s less likely that … Continue reading →

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