Author Archives: Pete

In George Will’s previous nonsensical column, he ended by saying: “A subsequent column will suggest a more economic approach to the “natural” problem of drugs.” It appears that he’s now come out with it: The 80/20 ratio: rethinking America’s drug-control … Continue reading →

I’m one who tends to be pretty open about the fact that different reform groups have different agendas and viewpoints and that’s OK. I rarely chastise a group or leader merely because I differ with their views or strategy. I … Continue reading →

This is some huge news! I’ve spent a good portion of the day on conference calls with leaders of drug policy reform organizations around the world. There may have been one or two that didn’t participate, but enough did join … Continue reading →

If you haven’t signed it yet, go over and sign the “End the Drug War Addiction” petition at AVAAZ. I’m not one who thinks that petitions are going to actually make change happen, but they can add to the discussion, … Continue reading →

An interesting white paper: Rehabilitating the war on drugs: Central America and the legalisation debate by Chris Abbott and Joel Vargas at Open Briefing. I found these passages to be a particularly good description of the U.S. approach toward the … Continue reading →

Brought to my attention thanks to comments in the last post, is George Mason University’s Faculty Staff resources Fact Sheet on Marijuana. Pretty much every university has one of these – many times it’s part of the contract that faculty … Continue reading →

George Will has a particularly stupid column in the Washington Post: The drug legalization dilemma with recycled talking points from the likes of Mark Kleiman. There are a whole lot of flaws in his arguments – here’s the main one: … Continue reading →

When the UN Won’t Condemn Torture You Know Something’s Very Wrong by Damon Barrett. INCB continues to run amok. Arizona governor signs law to bar medical marijuana at colleges. Seems a shame that those who need it for medical purposes … Continue reading →

… while America burns Joint Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada President Obama: Our other major focus today was the security that our citizens deserve. Criminal gangs and narco-traffickers pose a … Continue reading →