Author Archives: Pete

Another tiny step forward. Associated Press A 3-page memo spelling out the policy is expected to be sent Monday to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and also to top officials at the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The … Continue reading →

Newsweek: Ethan Nadelmann’s Fight to Legalize Marijuana Video: Pot’s Biggest Bud – about Ethan Nadelmann Welcome to Potopia – How Oakland is Leading Marijuana Legalization Video: Marijuana Mecca How L.A. Became Overrun With Legal Marijuana Elle Magazine: Pot Stirring – … Continue reading →

I know this is hardly worth noting, but we so seldom get visitors like this showing up at Drug WarRant, I get a kind of perverse thrill when one does. Back in one of my recent posts about Caballes (the … Continue reading →

Some New York Republicans are thinking about going the “soft on drugs” route Queens Republicans and their Assembly colleagues signaled last week that they will make a major issue of the repealed Rockefeller drug laws in next year’s legislative elections. … Continue reading →

Washington Post: The Senate’s second-ranking Democrat introduced a bill Thursday that would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine, an issue that has frustrated judges, civil rights advocates and drug reform proponents for more than two decades. […] … Continue reading →

David Montgomery, in the Washington Post, has a delightful article about the symbolic planting that took place Tuesday at DEA headquarters by industrial hemp advocates. The group included David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, North Dakota farmer Wayne Hauge, … Continue reading →

The Tri-City Times has published several letters responding to the Illegal drugs means danger OpEd that we discussed.

Drug warriors keep telling us that we’ve had big successes in Colombia — that we’re winning the drug war there by dismantling the top cartels, and working with Uribe to extradite them to the U.S. And if we have patience … Continue reading →

American Violet is an important and compelling film based on the real-life incident in Hearne, Texas where a large segment of the African-American population was busted on false drug charges in a massive operation. One young single mother, with the … Continue reading →

I had a wonderful vacation many years ago in Australia — 5 1/2 weeks traveling in a station wagon with camping gear. Beautiful country with wonderful people. Everything was familiar, but different. Exquisite. The laws had that same feel. For … Continue reading →