Author Archives: Pete

“Enjoy trying to sleep tonight, wondering if tonight’s the night our SWAT team blows your front door off the hinges.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcmbpasdZEM Sheriff Peyton Grinnell Lake County Sheriff’s Office Community Engagement Unit message. “Community Engagement Unit” – now there’s a euphemism.

There’s something that makes your head explode when you read about a “retired art professor” who donated $1.36 million to oppose marijuana legalization. That’s just so wrong. On so many levels. Anti-pot group faces campaign finance violations from its work … Continue reading →

Disturbing piece in the Washington post by Sari Horwitz: How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs This article focuses not just on Sessions, but also Stephen Cook. Steven H. Cook, a former street cop who became … Continue reading →

Opioids Aren’t the Problem and Chris Christie Isn’t the Solution – good piece by Sal Rodriguez. The drug war is the problem, not opioids Making clear the dangers of drug mixing, removing politicians from doctor-patient relationships, emphasizing harm reduction, supporting … Continue reading →

Let’s put Chris Christie in charge of a drug commission devoted to opioid abuse. Washington Post (via Tom Angell): The White House Office of American Innovation, to be led by Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, will operate … Continue reading →

Haven’t done one of these in a while. Here’s a puff piece by Frank Lewis in the Portsmouth (Ohio) Daily Times: Forfeiture – an important tool. It’s essentially a promo for the U.S. Attorney’s office. U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman … Continue reading →

A friend of mine sent me this link with the note: “Hey Pete, You’ve talked about this for *years*. Why is the Times only now catching on?” It’s a very good series in the New York Times: Door-Busting Drug Raids … Continue reading →

From Reason: Clarence Thomas Condemns Civil Asset Forfeiture, Points to ‘Egregious and Well-Chronicled Abuses’ The Supreme Court offered no explanation today for its refusal to hear the case of Lisa Olivia Leonard v. Texas. But one member of the Court … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy on other projects. Still a lot of speculation out there regarding the directions that this administration will take… talk of eliminating the ONDCP, Spicer’s comments about enforcing federal laws against states that legalize marijuana, yet seeming support … Continue reading →

A friend sent me this article, not so much about the disagreement between President Trump and a Senator, but the underlying discussion that led to it. Texas Democrats Angered by Trump’s Remark on Destroying Senator’s Career “Mr. President, on asset … Continue reading →