Author Archives: Pete

On Tuesday, I wrote a post: Where Kleiman gets annoyed once again that people are having a discussion about Mark Kleiman’s post: Another Drug Legalization Pitch, reacting to the Esquire piece: A Radical Solution to End the Drug War: Legalize … Continue reading →

This just struck me as humorous… U.S. Dept. of Labor sets dates for the 4th annual Drug Free Work Week The U.S. Department of Labor today encouraged public and private community organizations to participate in the 4th annual Drug-Free Work … Continue reading →

Cops and the DEA have constantly said that industrial hemp is too dangerous for the U.S. to grow (denying farmers a potentially profitable crop, and forcing us to import any hemp products). They usually come up with some bizarre justification, … Continue reading →

With the Woodstock anniversary and the new Ang Lee film “Taking Woodstock” in the news, that whole “movement” is once again being discussed. I was too young to really experience the hippy movement. And yes, I wish I had. Oh, … Continue reading →

AP CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen broke into a drug rehabilitation center, lined people against a wall and shot 17 dead in a particularly bloody day in Mexico’s relentless drug war. The brazen attack followed the killing of the No. … Continue reading →

Gil Kerlikowske will be participating in an hour-long online event: A Dialogue with the Drug Czar September 10, 2009: 6-7 pm (EDT) It’s free and open to the public. Registration required. You need to have some software installed in order … Continue reading →

Over at officer.com is Turning Over a New Leaf: California chiefs, others aim to keep the country from going to pot by Rebecca Kanable. Any article that turns to Judy Kreamer for advice has sunk really low. Basically, the article … Continue reading →

Today, the drug czar unveiled the latest ad campaign: MethResources.gov. Certainly better than an alien stealing your girlfriend if you smoke pot, but I can’t help but believe that anti-drug advertising is counterproductive, and not just because it’s been badly/laughably … Continue reading →

Mark Kleiman in Another drug legalization pitch notes: Esquire publishes yet another drug-leglization screed. Whoever does press relations for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition deserves a bonus. Perhaps. I’m not going to speak to the salary level of LEAP’s press rep … Continue reading →

AP article Nearly a third of all cocaine seized in the United States is laced with a dangerous veterinary medicine — a livestock de-worming drug that might enhance cocaine’s effects but has been blamed in at least three deaths and … Continue reading →