Author Archives: Pete

This looks interesting. A series of 8 concerts in Canada, the US and Europe will feature major artists who support ending the war on drugs. During the concerts there will be intermittent videos and images that show the real victims … Continue reading →

Looks like we may unfortunately have a new one to add to the Drug War Victims page. Radley Balko has been covering the Framingham, Massachussetts botched raid here and here. If this case plays out like most of those before … Continue reading →

One of the worst Supreme Court decisions of recent years was Caballes v. Illinois, where Justice Stevens wrote for the majority that merely having a dog accuse you was enough to justify a 4th Amendment search with no other suspicion … Continue reading →

The roots of the fiasco. John Sinclair takes a look at how we got to where we are today. “An open and honest discussion” would lead first to an examination of what the War on Drugs is all about: Why … Continue reading →

…as presented by Keith Humphreys at The Reality-Based Community (where “reality” is apparently protean) in The Mexican Crime Cartels Keith is concerned by the violence in Mexico, but completely fails to understand it. 1. The violence has become to some … Continue reading →

Some photos from my trip, including the Rockies in Colorado, Colorado National Monument, Arches National Park, and Southern Utah. I’m in Phoenix now for a couple of days and then will be heading back home through New Mexico.

More coverage of the revolt of jurors in Missoula. “Martin Luther King” jurors, Butler calls those who nullify cases. “They would engage in strategic jury nullification designed to safely reduce the number of people in prison for nonviolent drug crimes, … Continue reading →

Outstanding and passionate OpEd by Froma Harrop: Waging war against war on drugs She starts by welcoming Pat Robertson to the discussion in the hopes that other conservatives will follow. Where are the foes of big government in this? They … Continue reading →

While I’m on the road (I’m currently in the Phoenix area), you guys in comments have been having an incredibly good discussion on really serious and important drug policy topics, but I don’t know how you could have missed this … Continue reading →

Mexican police claim to have ‘dismembered’ La Familia drug gang Mexico’s federal police has claimed a major victory over the ‘La Familia’ drug cartel – one of the most bloody gangs operating within the embattled country. In what could be … Continue reading →