Daily Archives: May 4, 2005

30,000 Britons are About to Maybe Die from Pot Annually!

Posted on May 4, 2005 by Pete Guither

Nobody’s Business’ take-down of an incredibly stupid article is a delightful, funny, and smart read. According to this article in the Guardian, which quotes an editorial in the British Medical Journal, Thirty thousand Britons a year might eventually die from … Continue reading →

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More Lying with Statistics — The Drug Czar’s at it again

Posted on May 4, 2005 by Pete Guither

Several people today have been sending me a variety of articles out there that have combined the story of how the government’s war on drugs has turned into a war on marijuana (that I reported earlier) and a report from … Continue reading →

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Drug Warriors – they’re afraid of us

Posted on May 4, 2005 by Pete Guither

Jacob Sullum notes in Where Have All the Drug Warriors Gone? (at Hit and Run) an oddity about the drug war segment at CPAC in February. Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, just sent me a link … Continue reading →

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Marijuana Becomes Focus of Drug War

Posted on May 4, 2005 by Pete Guither

In Today’s Washington Post, an article by Dan Eggan, with some excellent information, a couple of lies, and some clueless comments. The focus of the drug war in the United States has shifted significantly over the past decade from hard … Continue reading →

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