Author Archives: Pete

You can now read the entire transcript from the 60 Minutes program on mandatory minimums: More Than They Deserve. A sample: “Judges throughout the country, of all political persuasions, feel that they have to have discretion so that they can … Continue reading →

The Associated Press announced that Principal George McCrackin of Stratford High School in Goose Creek had resigned (see my original story). Several hours later, the AP headline was revised to a indicate that he had been “reassigned”… Following a November … Continue reading →

Watch 60 Minutes tomorrow (Sunday, Jan 4) for a segment on mandatory minimums by Ed Bradley that will include interview with Eric Sterling of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and a board member of Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Update: This … Continue reading →

In another story from Drug Sense: MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Comcast Cable has censored Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana ( GSMM ), prohibiting the group from purchasing airtime on the company’s cable system in New Hampshire, according to GSMM Campaign … Continue reading →

In an end of the year report, Supreme Court Justice Rehnquist ripped into the PROTECT Act — a federal law he said comes close to intimidating federal judges who hand down lighter sentences. He also blasted Congress for failing to … Continue reading →

I had a great time the past week plus, visiting relatives. These were wonderful times with people I love who, by the way, are now almost unanimously behind drug war policy reform — I feel that I’ve had some impact … Continue reading →

I’ll be away visiting family over the next few days. And while our drug czar has not taken a vacation from his lies, I don’t feel like reporting his comments at this time. So I leave you with this tree … Continue reading →

The federal law making possession of small amounts of marijuana illegal does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canada’s top court says. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-3 Tuesday that jailing someone with small amounts is constitutional. … Continue reading →

Where’s the Compassion by Doug Bandow at National Review Online. But the drug laws are the real dangerous threats to public health and safety. The only way to protect the public is to guarantee the right of the sick to … Continue reading →

The most common Google search referral that I get is the phrase ‘Why is marijuana illegal?’ Not a day goes by without that search term at least once, usually many more times than that. Read Why is Marijuana Illegal?.