Daily Archives: March 11, 2005

Gone to New York

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Pete Guither

I’m off for a week of theatre in New York, and I’m taking 26 students with me to show them the city, so I won’t be posting much for awhile. I’ll still check my email and I’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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Walters at his most offensive

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Pete Guither

John Walters spewed his vile lies at our neighbors to the north: A surge of high-potency marijuana illegally smuggled into the United States from Canada is fuelling a rise in drug dependency among young Americans, the Bush administration’s drug czar … Continue reading →

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The Field Museum, Drugs, and Stupid Bureaucrats

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Pete Guither

My friend Tim sent this one: In today’s Chicago Tribune — a fairly bizarre bit of news about Chicago’s Field Museum and Peru. Apparently the Field Museum has a program in Peru funded in part by USAID: Field Museum has … Continue reading →

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NORML’s New Arrest Report Data

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Pete Guither

Crimes of Indiscretion: Marijuana Arrests in the United States, compiled by Jon Gettman, PhD is a comprehensive study reporting and analyzing national arrest data between 1995 and 2002. This online version contains the original downloadable full report in PDF format, … Continue reading →

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Andrea’s got a new gig

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Pete Guither

For all you Andrea Barthwell fans… She has added a new organization and website to her repertoire: End: Coalition to End Needless Death on our Roadways. So far, it’s focused on alcohol, but it’ll be interesting to see if some … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Sun Series on Target

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Pete Guither

The Vancouver Sun this week has just run four days of amazing editorials dealing with marijuana — even more important given the furor over the recent slaying of 4 officers that was improperly and sensationally linked to marijuana. This is … Continue reading →

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