Author Archives: Pete

Think a non-fiction version of “The Wire” Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines — “Baltimore: Anatomy of an American City” So… how come we can’t get Al Jazeera on American cable systems?

Almost two years ago, Maia Szalavitz put a stake in Marijuana as a Gateway Drug: The Myth That Will Not Die It seemed a shame that she even had to talk about it. It’s so thoroughly discredited that it shouldn’t … Continue reading →

I’m working on preparations for taking my show on the road to Rochester, New York. If you’re in that area, please come see me (and the show). Performances are Friday and Saturday. Why Russell Brand is Wrong about Methadone by … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, most drug policy discussions today revolve around imagined potential gains or problems resulting from legalization of certain drugs. And because of the politics involved, we often really have no choice but to play these ridiculous games. But, in fact, … Continue reading →

An interesting online poll at The Economist. The poll is Should drugs like cocaine and heroin be legalised? You vote on a seven-point scale from definitely not to definitely, and you vote by country. You can see a color-coded world … Continue reading →

A truly bizarre article. U.S. News and World Report, covering a report from Borderland Beat (translation from Proceso Magazine): “Bin Laden-like SEAL Team Raid Could Take Down Mexican Drug Kingpin” The Pentagon may send Navy SEALs into Mexico to take … Continue reading →

Well, we know he’s required by law to lie, but he does it so… enthusiastically. Mike Riggs has a good piece at Reason: Obama’s Drug Czar Is Lying to You About Drug Courts He points out a couple of areas … Continue reading →

Totally unrelated to drug policy… While you occasionally see a spam comment that gets through the filter, the vast majority of them are filtered by Akismet, which keeps statistics of the filtering it does on this site. Sometime in late … Continue reading →

Sheriff warns of marijuana ballot question after $15M drug bust PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. — Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor is warning marijuana legalization activists of the potential dangers of legalizing the drug after deputies uncovered a $15 million marijuana operation that included more … Continue reading →

Nice to see the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity getting some early press. Hopefully that will grow even more (as will the crowds). At first, when looking at their itinerary, I was about to take bets on how … Continue reading →