Author Archives: Pete

It’s Monitoring the Future time again. That annual release of the study of teens and drug use, where the ONDCP goes to great lengths to cherry-pick the results to show: The drug war is working. There are serious problems (not … Continue reading →

$2 Billion for the DEA. Yeah, that’s with a “B.” Jeralyn at TalkLeft has coverage of the 2010 appropriations bill. While there is prevention money in the bill, there’s also a lot of funding for the War on Drugs. Combating … Continue reading →

Have at it! After reading names at Winter Commencement this morning, I’m heading up to Chicago to see old friends and some shows. Pain.com has a point-counterpoint on whether FDA should approve medical marijuana. Bruce Mirken of MPP wins handily. … Continue reading →

Scott Morgan calls this “the worst anti-marijuana editorial I’ve seen in awhile” and I’d have to agree. This is from Dustan Call, News Editor of The Clarion Online, a first amendment publication of Citrus College, Glendora, Calif. My opposition to … Continue reading →

I’m not familiar with Angus Reid Global Monitor, but here’s another poll, this one showing a majority supporting marijuana legalization, but also showing that we’ve got a long way to go to educate people about legalizing other drugs.   Support … Continue reading →

Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 10, 2009 S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (Webb, Graham, Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Durbin, Cardin, Whitehouse, Franken, Specter) Held Over

I had missed this news earlier this week. 6 co-sponsors in the State House are introducing a bill that will legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21. The bill will also utilize the existing mechanisms in place for … Continue reading →

[Thanks, Bruce]

Congress to end syringe exchange ban!; Pelosi deems shift a top priority Have we got good news for you! The House and Senate joint 2010 appropriations bill released late last night completely removes the ban on federal funding for syringe … Continue reading →

On Monday, I wrote Washington Post Reporter Bamboozled by Drug Czar, about a Washington Post article by staff reporter Ashley III Halsey: Feds: Watch out for drivers high on drugs. It was a truly bad piece by Halsey that blatantly … Continue reading →