Monthly Archives: April 2009

It’s High Time

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Pete Guither

Another big one dares to suggest the marijuana legalization question: Joe Klein in Time Magazine. But, beneath the furious roil of the economic crisis, a national conversation has quietly begun about the irrationality of our drug laws. It is going … Continue reading →

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D.A.s Gone Wild

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Pete Guither

This isn’t really a drug policy reform post, but there’s a connection that I’ll get to. You may have heard about the ridiculous District Attorney George Skumanick, Jr. of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania and his “sexting” case. (Simply put, sexting is … Continue reading →

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Gibbs is defended

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Pete Guither

Mark Kleiman thinks White House Spokesman Gibbs did pretty well. Andrew Sullivan, following HuffPo blogger Paul Armentano thinks that Robert Gibbs, the White House press spokesman, was “inarticulate, vapid, and embarrassed” in answering a question about legalizing cannabis as an … Continue reading →

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New DEA head named

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Pete Guither

Breaking news… Administration sources confirmed today that President Obama has chosen a successor to Michele Leonhart as head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Leonhart was a holdover from the Bush administration and there has been significant speculation regarding the future … Continue reading →

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