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A blast from the past — can’t remember where I saw it recently. Enjoy. Undercover Cop Never Knew Selling Drugs Was Such Hard Work

Rick Bastone, 31, an officer with Philadelphia’s 23rd Precinct, has gained newfound respect for America’s hard-working drug dealers ever since going undercover to sell narcotics. “I had no idea how tough […]

January 28th, 2009 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

Acting Drug Czar Update

Pat Rogers (who has a new blog) writes me to say that the temporary appointment of Ed Jurith as Acting Director of the ONDCP should be more concerning than Scott Morgan and I have indicated. He notes that Jurith has a history of being a drug warrior, and…

…many in the drug policy reform community […]

January 28th, 2009 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

Open Thread

I’ve been busy with some other projects. “bullet” The Epidemic That Wasn’t The New York Times demonstrates that the media’s hysteria about the latest drug scare (this time it was crack babies in the 80s and 90s) is usually a bunch of hot air. “bullet” Texas editorial: Drugs are bad, but they’re good enough “bullet” […]

January 28th, 2009 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed