Author Archives: Pete

The Morning Call has the details, including the extraordinarily complex verdict sheet which still has many of the questions unanswered. Kristin Fodi, Hirko’s fiancee, and Gwendolyn Dashner, his mother, won key points on Hirko’s behalf following a botched 1997 drug … Continue reading →

LastOneSpeaks has the story: It seems 21 soldiers in Iowa, who served our country in Iraq, will be dishonorably discharged when they return home after their tour of duty for failing a drug test before they were shipped out. This … Continue reading →

David, of the very excellent What Would Dick Think? pointed out that our Drug Czar held an online chat today and I missed it! My chance to submit questions is gone – ah, the grilling I would have given him. … Continue reading →

Just a day after the Chicago Tribune made a strong volley for medical marijuana, they published this outstanding OpEd by Steve Chapman: MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND ITS WITLESS ENEMIES: Anti-Drug Advocates Continue to Ignore Credible Science. Luckily, there is a well-established … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Andrea Barthwell of the Drug Czar’s office had an OpEd piece in the Chicago Tribune attacking medical marijuana that I fairly thoroughly attacked here. It turns out that, while the Tribune is willing to let Andrea spout … Continue reading →

The Drug Czar went to Akron to try to score some child urine. But local officials are skeptical of the push for drug testing. The superintendent suggested that perhaps the Bush administration should test itself before requiring the same of … Continue reading →

I’ve added the Illinois Senate Candidates’ responses to Vote-Smart’s survey on drug issues to the Senate Candidates page. Still not enough information for me to give endorsements, but I’m working on it. If any of the campaigns wish to contact … Continue reading →

The Drug Czar’s office has given out yet another self-congratulatory press release: New Survey Shows More Teens Recognize Harms of Marijuana: Exposure and Effectiveness of Anti-Drug Advertising Continues to Rise. This comes from their release of the Partnership Attitude Tracking … Continue reading →

Despite a staggering loss in the last attempt in Nevada to legalize marijuana, a new attempt is being made (this is legalization, not decrmininalization or medical use). As the Las Vegas Review Journal notes in this article, the organizers have … Continue reading →

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a good overview article on Ricaurte’s false ecstasy studies. The fallout from the mistake has brought not only Dr. Ricaurte’s reputation into question, but also that of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which … Continue reading →