Author Archives: Pete

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that police can include the entire weight of bong water that tests positive for the presence of a drug when computing the amount of drug possession. The case involved meth, but you can imagine that … Continue reading →

Having strange server problems and can’t seem to post anything other than a short line or two without getting “Service Temporarily Unavailable: The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try … Continue reading →

Boston.com has The Big Picture — 37 photos from the world of drug use and the drug war. These are powerful and sometimes very disturbing images. It’s interesting how perspective changes based on what you know. I look at these … Continue reading →

So far, the responses to the Holder memo (that puts in writing the administration policy of not interfering with state medical marijuana operations unless they feel like it) has gotten a lot of favorable press — so much so that … Continue reading →

The drug czar’s getting kind of lazy with his “blog.” Apparently somebody decided that they should post something today encouraging people to get involved in drug-free work week, which begins began… Monday. Shoot, only one week to be drug-free, and … Continue reading →

Kathleen Parker writes of Reefer Sanity in the Washington Post, and notes a shift that we’ve talked about here… But the shift toward a more sensible national policy is no longer confined to the left. Nor is the long-haired stoner … Continue reading →

Their introduction says it Good news, hippies! President Obama will not be arresting medical marijuana users who comply with state laws. That’s right, the potheads are soon going to be roaming the streets, treating their cancer and glaucoma willy-nilly in … Continue reading →

In today’s editorial: A federal misstep with medical marijuana?, they make their concerns about the recent Holder memo clear. That cost is Washington’s tacit approval of state-sanctioned medical marijuana, which the drug’s proponents will take as a green light to … Continue reading →

Well, the Monday release of the medical marijuana non-interference guidelines memo resulted in some pretty good national coverage. It’s been big news all over the media and the internet. Here’s a brief rundown of some of the more interesting ones… … Continue reading →

Of course, the problem with polls is that each one has a different set of data, and the sampling methods and the questions asked are huge factors. And the question asked can have an even bigger effect when you’re talking … Continue reading →