Author Archives: Pete

Cowboy Cop Makes the Conservative Case for Marijuana Legalization at CPAC “The reactions have been almost 100 pecent in favor of what I’m doing,” Wooldridge, who claims he hasn’t smoked marijuana in thirty years, tells me. “I’ve had about three … Continue reading →

With traffickers having the resources to create tunnels this sophisticated, the government can only hope, at best, to stop a tiny portion of what comes through. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G9uBskG574&feature=player_embedded Of course, there’s always the chance that the authorities will stumble on one … Continue reading →

No investigation when suspected drugs found at home of official I agree with Radley Balko on this one… On the one hand, my default position would be that no one should lose her job, her reputation, or her freedom over … Continue reading →

I’ve got a friend who had to get some stats with Google Analytics as part of his web assignment, so he asked some friends to visit his page just so he would get a few readings of visitors. I’m hoping … Continue reading →

The ONDCP’s Above the Influence ad campaign seems to be getting almost desperate to find “coolness” — at least that’s the impression I got from the “Rise Above” ad below, which appears to be trying to tap into the Parkour … Continue reading →

When I started this blog back in 2003, I would have been shocked to see an article titled Legal Recreational Marijuana: Not So Far Out in Time Magazine. I also would not have expected to see regular, smart columns about … Continue reading →

We all like a good fisking here, and I enjoy doing it immensely, but today will be satisfied with some wonderful jobs done by others. Scot Morgan has done a hilariously accurate job with What if Day Care Workers Get … Continue reading →

Interesting article by Amanda Feilding of the Beckley Foundation in the Guardian: Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed ‘war on drugs’. It’s actually two OpEds in one — the first being about the failed war on drugs and efforts … Continue reading →

I’ve long been an opponent of mandatory workplace drug testing, either for pre-screening or random suspicion-less testing. I would never work for a company that requires it. For one thing, workplace drug testing establishes a relationship that says the employee … Continue reading →

Very weird watching this commercial in the Super Bowl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGgosT-v5sw