Monthly Archives: September 2005

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

Posted on September 29, 2005 by Pete Guither

There’s been a rather entertaining exchange going on in the comments of my Drug War Victims page. One of the interesting characters visiting that page is Jake, a real gung-ho drug warrior who referred to the victims as “sh*tbags” and … Continue reading →

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God and Crystal Meth

Posted on September 28, 2005 by Pete Guither

Read it You and I are just happy it all worked out. But this story has got to be giving some prohibitionists a crisis of faith.

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Silly bill names

Posted on September 28, 2005 by Pete Guither

Souder, Sensenbrenner, and Blunt (that’s frightening by itself) have introduced H.R. 3889, the Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act. Wow. Just pass a bill and eliminate Meth? Amazing. Let’s pass some other bills. How about the Cancer Elimination Act, or the Toxic … Continue reading →

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More trouble in Afghanistan

Posted on September 28, 2005 by Pete Guither

Afghan minister quits after ‘drug war rift’ with Karzai Oops.

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Kate-Gate

Posted on September 28, 2005 by Pete Guither

This is old news now, but I wanted to at least weigh in on the “news” that Kate Moss used cocaine. A surprise to absolutely nobody, yet somehow requiring shocked horror as a reaction. As far as I’m concerned, the … Continue reading →

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When good things make you sad

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Pete Guither

Make no mistake about it. Senator Richard Durbin is one of the good guys, and I’m proud to have him as my Senator. He was the only one to stand up to DEA head Karen Tandy in her confirmation hearing … Continue reading →

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Go check out Last One Speaks

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Pete Guither

Libby has been blogging up a storm recently, with some great stuff on the Senlis Council, the Salon article on the Utah attack, the effectiveness of meth reaction laws, and DEA delays.

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I’m not sure quite what to make of this…

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Pete Guither

… or how much to believe, but in a special to the World Tribune.com: Cannabis new drug of choice to finance Al Qaida ABU DHABI — Saudi security sources said Sunni insurgents have been smuggling illegal drugs from Iraq to … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Allow Research

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Pete Guither

Regular readers of this site have heard me complain ad nauseum about the delaying tactics of the federal government to prevent even the proper investigation of medical marijuana. Here’s a chance for you to get your Representatives into the act … Continue reading →

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Jury says NO

Posted on September 26, 2005 by Pete Guither

I mentioned this case briefly back in July. As part of a drug sting, police in Great Barrington, MA lured and arrested 19 young people for selling drugs (most were first time offenders and many were for small amounts of … Continue reading →

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