Author Archives: Pete

Via Huffington Post Weird News comes this remarkably absurd anti-marijuana campaign out of Australia. Supposedly, it’s the work of Australia’s New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet. And there’s a website.

Thanks to Tom Angell for the info: This is regarding the lawsuit against Colorado by those states, because they feel harmed by the cost of having to arrest people in their own states for possessing marijuana. Brief for the United … Continue reading →

Hard to think about the year being over soon, but we are starting to see year-in-review pieces. Phillip Smith has one at Alternet: The People Are Rising Up Against the Destructive Drug War: 8 Key Developments The items he notes … Continue reading →

“I want there to be a thousand Kevins,” he exclaims. “There can’t be just one Kevin. Kevin is not going to be able to do this alone. Kevin can’t just do this year after year, he is going to have … Continue reading →

You may have heard that the USPS recently issued a memo to newspapers in Oregon stating that it’s illegal to mail pieces with advertisements for marijuana because it’s Schedule 1. Now members of Congress are demanding answers. Lawmakers Question Postal … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s Andrea Barthwell again, a lady who changes drug war scams more often than some people change clothes. A huckster, a shyster, a drug warrior (former deputy drug czar) with no interest in the truth. This site has shut … Continue reading →

In my other life on Facebook, I’m always on the watch for fake news – it’s become endemic to today’s online world. And I’m not talking about the good satire from The Onion that has the intention of giving you … Continue reading →

We’ve talked a lot over the years about the impact that the drug war has had on the over-incarceration in the U.S. And inevitably someone responds by saying that there aren’t all that many in prison (or state prison, or … Continue reading →

Cut Sentences for Low-Level Drug Crimes by the Editorial Board. Now that Congress is within sight of passing the most significant federal sentencing reforms in a generation, it’s worth taking a closer look at where the legislation falls short. The … Continue reading →

Video of keynote address by Ethan Nadelmann at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Washington DC available here. Early on in his talk, he discussed how we lose track of the lessons from history, and he mentioned about how … Continue reading →