Author Archives: Pete

Sorry to have missed posting for a few days. We just finished hosting a statewide Theatre Festival with about 4000 high school students for 3 days of workshops and performances. Quite a delightful event, including the Broadway Showtune Sing-along Friday … Continue reading →

The appropriately named Mary Jane wrote me to let me know about her new Marijuana Blog focusing on the spiritual, psychological and physical benefits of marijuana. While there are only a couple of posts so far, I look forward to … Continue reading →

There’s a little case being considered in Fairbanks, Alaska that intrigues me. The father of a High School student is suing over the district’s drug and alcohol policy. There are several issues involved, including the fact that the school had … Continue reading →

From AP: Advertising executives charged with cheating U.S. in $684M anti-drug campaign. A current and a former executive at the Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency were charged Tuesday with conspiracy for allegedly overbilling the U.S. government for a campaign to … Continue reading →

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police last month released a study (pdf) on “the detrimental effects of Marihuana Grow Operations” called Green Tide. It’s a fairly silly report, presented with the seriousness of a major scientific study, with charts … Continue reading →

Drug WarRant has been nominated for a 2003 Koufax for Best Single Issue Blog. It’s a real honor, and a great group of blogs to be listed with. Check them out, and check out all the other Kaufax categories at … Continue reading →

NORML introduces the ‘National NORMLcast’, a weekly news and review of all things relating to cannabis-n-culture, pot-n-politics and language-n-law. Your host is radio personality, libertarian and Tampa-based entrepreneur Glenn Klein. Each Wednesday evening, starting at 10:00 PM (eastern), Glenn explores … Continue reading →

Via Hit and Run, we get Debra Saunders’ article today in the SFGate — a followup to the 60 Minutes piece on mandatory minimums. When I reached Bogan on his cell phone, I asked him how many drug kingpins he … Continue reading →

From Alternatives, in Salem Oregon, check out an important editorial about pain medicine: Chronic Pain – The Hidden Epidemic by Rick Bayer, MD. While the science of pain control has progressed, the politics of pain control remains in the Dark … Continue reading →

Oh, it’s good to be the king.æ You float high above the law and plunder your subjects with impunity. Yesterday’s Rocky Mountain News skewers the DEA and their arrogance for disobeying a judge’s order to return marijuana and paraphernalia to … Continue reading →