Author Archives: Pete

A little piece, but one that made me stand up and cheer on a small miner’s union in Vancouver. Miners Union Fights Drug-Testing Policy VANCOUVER, B.C. (CN) – A coal miners union wants Teck Coal to put the brakes on … Continue reading →

Eventually. Via Drug Policy Alliance Mexico’s Foreign Ministry is reporting that the United Nations has accepted its resolution to hold a General Assembly special session on drugs. The session will take place in the beginning of 2016 with preparations beginning … Continue reading →

Do not pass go, do not go to the lunchroom. At 9 a.m. on the morning of October 31, 2012, students at Vista Grande High School in Casa Grande were settling in to their daily routine when something unusual occurred. … Continue reading →

I was struck by this headline: Report: Shooter drug-free during Sikh temple killing MILWAUKEE — A white supremacist with a history of alcohol problems was drug-free when he walked into a Sikh temple in the U.S. this summer and fatally … Continue reading →

Excellent video interview at The Guardian: ‘The House I Live In’ director Eugene Jarecki on the war on drugs: ‘Everybody is a Victim’ Among other things, he discusses the notion (that we’ve discussed here) that perhaps the drug war is … Continue reading →

There was another study done, this time in California, where drivers were asked to voluntarily participate and were tested for alcohol and other drugs (breathalyzer and saliva tests, primarily). Naturally, this has led to another spate of hysterical reporting about … Continue reading →

Ten years from now, will we all be camping outside the big box cannabis store to get the best Black Friday deals on Christmas bud?

Continued silence from the administration. I really don’t know what that means and would love to be on the inside to hear what discussions are going on. I’m also torn on the issue of forcing their hand – part of … Continue reading →

Oops, sorry, my bad. That was from 2004. The silence from the administration has been deafening. And other states and countries have been stepping into the void to make a case for legalization. The genie is definitely out of the … Continue reading →