Monthly Archives: January 2007

Priceless?

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Pete Guither

DEA head Karen Tandy on the recent extradition of Mexican cartel leaders: Number of violent Mexican criminals extradited: 15 Distance and time traveled to get them here: 750 miles and 2 hours Number of Mexican drug cartels impacted: 4 U.S. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread and Miscellaneous Items

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Pete Guither

“bullet” Two new additions to Guest Drug WarRant from submitters (remember that readers are always welcome to submit items for Guest Drug WarRant, or you can discuss items at the messageboard). Fascist Insect — a diatribe rejected by Wikipedia End … Continue reading →

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Murder and Marijuana both start with the letter M

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Pete Guither

We’ve been subjected to some pretty extraordinary moronity in recent days. Let’s start with Right Wing News’ John Hawkins writing in Human Events Online: In Defense of the Drug War. At first I was interested because I thought “Hey, maybe … Continue reading →

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Some outstanding medical marijuana reading

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Pete Guither

“bullet” Garden of Weedin’ — this is a really fascinating article by Zach Dundas about the medical marijuana in Oregon. It’s uplifting, but it also makes you realize just how much time we’ve lost in the potential advancements and research … Continue reading →

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Today’s Drug War Chronicle and Open Thread

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Pete Guither

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Little things that make me smile

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

About two years ago, former ONDCP staffer and con-artist Andrea Barthwell put together a series of lectures in Illinois to attack our medical marijuana efforts. I was able to catch her falsifying sponsorship information, which marked essentially the end of … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan apparently doesn’t want to be run by John Walters

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

Link Rebuffing months of U.S. pressure, Afghan President Hamid Karzai decided against a Colombia-style program to spray this country’s heroin-producing poppies after the Cabinet worried herbicide would hurt legitimate crops, animals and humans, officials said Thursday. Turns out Canada’s not … Continue reading →

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NIDA fails to propagandize Wikipedia

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

Ryan Grim at The Politico reports on the efforts of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to remove the Wikipedia information about them that is controversial, and replace it with glowing propaganda. In late August, someone with an IP address … Continue reading →

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Open Thread

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Pete Guither

“bullet” Grits for Breakfast notes that, in Texas, a conservative GOP senator who is a medical doctor has filed a bill authorizing local governments to implement needle exchange programs. It’s going to be a tricky one for the prohibitionists. I … Continue reading →

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Obligatory SOTU post

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Pete Guither

“Did you know that the State of the Union Address and Dark Side of the Moon synch up perfectly?” – Jon Stewart What a buzz kill that would be.

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