Author Archives: Pete

A politician who gets it

In Sunday’s Guardian: Legalising marijuana: most Americans get it, so when will our politicians? by Gary Johnson After Prohibition’s repeal in 1933, kids didn’t start drinking in record numbers. Society didn’t collapse. Today, bathtub gin dealers don’t run amok on … Continue reading

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Open Thread

A new drug policy organization was launched today: Drug Policy Institute at University of Florida. It’s headed up by Kevin Sabet, and includes such luminaries as Robert DuPont, Keith Humphreys, and Tom McLellan. The rest of the list includes a … Continue reading

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Add Daisies to the list

‘Significant’ outdoor bust in Lethbridge wasn’t weed It’s amazing how many stories like this there have been over the years. It’s blooming embarrassing, is what it is. The best part: police still won’t admit the plants they seized in what … Continue reading

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A comic

by Stuart McMillen. Good read.

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Why you absolutely, positively must vote for Gary Johnson

There have been a few questions in comments as to whether it makes sense to vote for Gary Johnson. After all, is it possible that Obama/Romney is better than Obama/Romney when it comes to the drug war? So what if … Continue reading

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Happy birthday prohibition. Now die.

A brilliant blog post by musician Vivian McPeak. I’m not even going to quote from it. Just go read. And share. Happy birthday, prohibition. Now die.

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Fear! Uncertainty! It’s never been done before!

I swear I would like to stop talking about him, but Sabet seems to be everywhere — a full time shill for marijuana prohibition. Now he’s apparently drawing on the wealth of irresponsible material that the witless enablers Kleiman, Caulkins, … Continue reading

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Not a good neighbor

Just in case you got the deluded notion from our bashing of the Obama administration that Romney was a good choice as a neighbor or President… Mitt Romney Once Harangued a Neighbor for Smoking Pot, Then Called the Cops by … Continue reading

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Using the drug war to keep blacks from voting

There are so many destructive elements of our drug war, and this is just another one. It’s one that we’ve talked about here numerous times, but The Nation has a new article discussing the impact this year. Has Florida Created … Continue reading

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Sluts

Link A Staten Island politician called Lady Gaga a “slut” Monday for openly smoking what appeared to be marijuana at a recent concert, and following a day of outrage, repeated the slur on Tuesday. “There’s Gaga. Here’s this, this, I … Continue reading

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