Author Archives: Pete

The title of this post is probably truer than most of the other coverage of this bizarre incident that you’ll see elsewhere. What you’re probably going to hear is that Iranian terrorists were paying a Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization to … Continue reading →

Working on researching a couple of things right now that may result in posts later. Talk amongst yourselves. Query for discussion if you wish: With OWS and the Tea Party (and their likely overlapping interests), with government crackdowns on medical … Continue reading →

Wow – won’t this be fun… The 3rd World Forum Against Drugs Stockholm, Sweden – May 21-23, 2012 World Federation Against Drugs is rooted in the Swedish experience with the drug abuse epidemic and the resulting balanced and restrictive Swedish … Continue reading →

We’ve talked about Calderon and his suggestions of pursuing “market alternatives” before. And at the same time we’ve noted that he is a destructive drug warrior, certainly not on the “side” of legalizers. I think the following exchange makes it … Continue reading →

A must-read from one of the Advisory Council members of my Prohibition Isn’t Free Foundation (and one of the top political writers today). Glenn Greenwald: Steve Jobs and drug policy America’s harsh prohibitionist drug policies are grounded in the premise … Continue reading →

There’s a whole lot going on right now in drug policy, so I’m going to give you some more links and reading.

I received an interesting comment today back at the post for Book Review: ‘Eternal Battle Against Evil’ by Paul R. Chabot. It appears not to be from a regular reader of this site — likely got here because of Google… … Continue reading →

A sea change? Lake Zurich District 95 hears a big no on drug testing A proposal to subject Lake Zurich High School students to random drug testing met with overwhelming public opposition at a forum Wednesday night. One after another, … Continue reading →

They’re also certifiably crazy. So with states passing medical marijuana laws, it makes sense to have good controls over those who sell marijuana to make sure things are on the up and up. Of course, that’s nearly impossible with the … Continue reading →

Prohibition’s real lessons for drug policy America’s notoriously “failed social experiment” to rid the country of alcohol — took center stage this week as PBS broadcast Ken Burns’ highly acclaimed series on the subject. And already, it has been seized … Continue reading →