Author Archives: Pete

Rafael Lemaitre, Communications Director for the Drug Czar’s office, made this post recently: Drug Laws: Why Do We Have them, and Do They Work? For an office that claims to want to follow science, they go out of their way … Continue reading →

Work and out-of-town visitors have kept me busy, but there’s still a lot going on… Why Congress Might Legalize Marijuana This Time by Rep. Earl Blumenauer in Salon “It’s just come to a head,” he told Salon Thursday afternoon. “This … Continue reading →

In the National Conference of State Legislatures online magazine, a detailed article by Suzanne Weiss: The nation is watching closely as Colorado and Washington put new pot laws in place. It’s a well-written article laying out the background of legalization … Continue reading →

Kentucky and industrial hemp. Here’s a video of a hour-long discussion on TV about industrial hemp in Kentucky, including the agriculture commissioner and police commissioner. And there is significant political support. Mitch McConnell Joins Rand Paul In Supporting Industrial Hemp … Continue reading →

Check out this excellent website with tons of articles about drugs and drug policy, as well as opportunities to share your own stories. Put together by Release. Talking Drugs

Some new bills being introduced in Congress, starting tomorrow. The DEA won’t be happy. Effort building to change US pot laws Polis’ measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal government handles alcohol: In states that legalize pot, growers would … Continue reading →

Michelle Alexander in the New York Times: Why Police Officers Lie Under Oath Mr. Keane, in his Chronicle article, offered two major reasons the police lie so much. First, because they can. Police officers “know that in a swearing match … Continue reading →

Item 1: Los Angeles Times publishes an excellent editorial: The DEA’s marijuana mistake But guess who bears responsibility for this level of ignorance? The DEA itself, which through its ultra-tight restrictions on marijuana has made it nearly impossible for researchers … Continue reading →

They used to want to watch kids pee in a cup. Now school officials have moved on to voodoo. They want a lock of kids’ hair in order to control them. High School To Collect Students’ Hair For Mandatory Drug … Continue reading →

The excellent Maia Szalavitz takes on Project Sam: The New Weed Whackers In fact, I can’t really get my head around why people who have suffered addiction would support criminalization—especially people like Kennedy whose top talking point is that addiction … Continue reading →