Author Archives: Pete

The Brutal Logic of a Drug Warrior: Put ‘Em All in Cages In The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf does a wonderful job of dismantling David P. Goldman’s column in the Asia Times. Goldman’s notions are truly pathetic, involving solving Mexico’s problems … Continue reading →

More of this, please. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple on Friday said he has shut down the department’s drug unit and reassigned the controversial squad’s investigators within his department. “The Drug Interdiction Unit is no longer. … We’re going in … Continue reading →

Apparently Defense Secretary Leon Panetta didn’t get the message that Gil Kerlikowske had ended the war on drugs. Panetta set to announce more support for drug war U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives in the Canadian capital Monday, where he … Continue reading →

All options on the table in Central America. No decisions, but good discussions…. Perez: “We are talking about creating a legal framework to regulate the production, transit and consumption of drugs.” […] “It’s important this is on the discussion table … Continue reading →

Mother of College Student Who Smoked Synthetic Marijuana,Then Crashed His Car and Died, Says Rand Paul “has blood on his hands”. Once again, grieving parents send blame in the wrong direction. Making drugs illegal has never increased their safety or … Continue reading →

The Pope landed in Mexico today and doubled down on the failed drug war. “We must do whatever is possible to combat this destructive evil against humanity and our youth,” he told reporters, referring to the some 50,000 people killed … Continue reading →

Maia Szalavitz has an interesting piece in Time: How Getting Tipsy May Inspire Creativity In it, she talks about a recent study that discovered that a little alcohol actually helped stimulate inspiration and creativity and resulted in a better job … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition endorsed I-502 – Washington’s marijuana legalization initiative A group of police officers, prosecutors, judges and other criminal justice professionals – including Seattle’s former chief of police – is endorsing I-502, the Washington initiative to regulate … Continue reading →

Perhaps the Pope will prove me wrong. But I doubt it. Good article at Religion Dispatches: A Pope, a Poet, and a Drug War: Will Benedict stoke flames of culture war, or will he attend to the conflict that is … Continue reading →

DirecTV has a series of ads that essentially parody the gateway theory (although they may not realize it themselves). Here’s my favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ZYIdmdx14 When you have cable and can’t record all your shows, you feel unhappy. When you feel unhappy, … Continue reading →