Author Archives: Pete

Via Radley Balko: Dog shooting prompts police to change policies Balko’s been in the forefront of getting the public aware of the outrageous amount of puppycide that takes place with law enforcement (and many of these killings are part of … Continue reading →

Still immersed in the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (I’m a judge) through this weekend. It’s pretty sad that Kevin Sabet can’t handle comments and has to have them disabled when he writes at Huffington Post Should the FDA regulate … Continue reading →

Good article at Philly.com: Law enforcement likes getting realliy high off drug busts IT HAPPENS before the news conference, before the plastic-wrapped bricks of dope are arranged on the table for the TV cameras and before headlines are made. Cops … Continue reading →

I’m taking a couple days off with a friend in Chicago, and then I’ll be a judge for the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival this week. The Drug War Has Now Spread to Africa. Here’s Why – a good piece … Continue reading →

At Salon: Obama's Pot Problem After holding the party convention in Denver and handily carrying this traditionally Republican state in 2008, Obama could be jeopardizing his reelection bid with a dismissive and even hostile approach to marijuana reform, a top … Continue reading →

Why we shouldn’t legalize marijuana by Charles Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow, The Heritage Foundation Once again, the Heritage Foundation demonstrates that it wants nothing to do with the truth. Marijuana is an addictive, gateway drug. It significantly impairs bodily and … Continue reading →

Nice story: Pot-smoking moms tired of being judged by wine drinkers “Being judged for doing something nontoxic and totally organic, enjoying a god-given plant, by moms who suck back two bottles of Chardonnay like sports drinks feels like s—,” complains … Continue reading →

I've always liked Morgan Freeman. Here's another reason… Morgan Freeman On Marijuana: Criminalization Of Weed Is 'Stupidest Law Possible' Marijuana! Heavens, oh yeah. It’s just the stupidest law possible, given history. You don’t stop people from doing what they want … Continue reading →

Gil Kerlikowske: Please Put Our Money Where Your Mouth Is In other words, despite the ample evidence that treatment is the answer, and despite Kerlikowske’s willingness to admit that our status quo drug policy simply isn’t working, we’re actually increasing … Continue reading →

So what do you get when you take some paternalistic self-appointed academic policy wonks who write a book with good facts and flawed analyses and get them together with the Los Angeles Times? Sing along with me: Reefer Madness…. Reefer … Continue reading →