Author Archives: Pete

Boy, the spammers are really out. I’ve had about 400 spam comments just today, more than twice my highest day so far. Fortunately, Akismet does a great job of catching most of them. Could Decriminalization Be the Answer? by Jens … Continue reading →

Michael Savage on marijuana. [Obligatory keep-things-that-can-break-away-from-you warning] I got about halfway through it. [Via Scott Morgan] Kay Lazar of the Boston Globe does a strange and incomprehensible hit piece on marijuana: As Pot-Smoking, Pill-Popping Baby Boomers Age, New Health Problems … Continue reading →

We’ve been talking about the drug cartels in Mexico, and one of the interesting things about this is how they are donating money to churches and communities — essentially cleaning up their image and capturing the heart and soul of … Continue reading →

Click on the image for the larger version. [Thanks, Strayan]

I see a lot of stories about Mexico come through my newsreader. It says a lot about how often I get stories of drug-war-related killings that now when I see headlines like “Six shot dead in Mexico Disco,” “Gunmen kill … Continue reading →

Reason TV interviews Gary Johnson. He talks about drug policy around the 4 minute to 7 minute mark. “I’ve found, people armed with just a little bit of knowledge on this topic, move… move to a more rational position.” ‘We … Continue reading →

One of the many heartbreaking stories told in Drug War Victims is that of Veronica Bowers and her 7-month-old daughter Charity Bowers, part of a missionary plane shot down over Peru in our drug war. After 9 years, the CIA … Continue reading →

Check out this media stupidity Coroner’s report: Lewis had marijuana in system OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE) – USI basketball player Jeron Lewis died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy according to the final report issued by the Daviess County coroner. Toxicology tests showed Lewis … Continue reading →

You’ve certainly heard me talk about Michele Leonhart enough here. Now that President Obama has nominated her to stay on officially as Director of the DEA, we do have the opportunity to educate the Senate before her confirmation. Someone at … Continue reading →

From Tech Insider: An Expert Blog on the State of Federal Technology by Emily Long While many people had serious policy concerns, others wanted to know about marijuana legalization, a mandated national bedtime and the president’s World of Warcraft skills. … Continue reading →