Author Archives: Pete

Lots going on this week, including observances of the 40th Anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of drug war. ‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Has a Counteroffer for Eric Holder Responding to Attorney General Holder’s expressed wish for another season of The … Continue reading →

Newly available: “Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know” by Mark A.R. Kleiman, Jonathan P. Caulkins, and Angel Hawken, in both paperback and Kindle formats. With a bold title like that, I just had to check it out. … Continue reading →

Excellent OpEd in the New York Times by Charles M. Blow Friday marks the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest, most expensive, most destructive social policy experiments in American history: The war on drugs. […] So began a war … Continue reading →

Back in a 1999 Congressional hearing on drug policy in Washington, DC, here’s what some of our representatives, sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States of America, had to say: “Legalization is a surrender to despair,” said Rep. … Continue reading →

Excellent piece on Al Jazeera Referenced in that piece is an important new documentary: “Breaking the Taboo” — which opened last week in Brazil and was also shown at the Global Commission press conference last week. It was filmed in … Continue reading →

Sensible Washington Money Bomb This week, we’re putting out an urgent call to all organizations and individuals who believe in this cause; that cannabis should be a legal substance. It’s both a medicine and a safe recreational choice that, despite … Continue reading →

U.S. Can’t Justify It’s Drug War Spending, Reports Say link With typical push-back by gov officials claiming that we’re winning the war.

I’ve returned from a wonderful and exhausting week in New York with a cold and broken wifi. They say they’ll get to it on Friday. It does make it difficult to post (the iPhone makes it possible, but it’s cumbersome … Continue reading →

Still in New York with the group until Tuesday, and on a very tight schedule, but having a great time. There are some excellent discussions going on in the comments of the past few posts, so be sure to check … Continue reading →

The ACLU blog is marking the 40th Anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of a “War on Drugs.” June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of a “war on drugs” — a war which has cost roughly trillion … Continue reading →