Author Archives: Pete

I’m just trying to watch a little TV. A ball game, a movie… And recently it seems that every night I end up seeing the same commercial at least once. It’s propaganda. Worse, it’s a lie. And I helped pay … Continue reading →

In today’s editorial “U.S.æ on the Wrong Side of Medical Marijuana Battle” There are so many reasons to decry the federal government’s policy on medical marijuana that one hardly knows where to begin.æ First is medical science, which shows that … Continue reading →

SAY GOODBYE TO “JUST SAY NO” – The Drug Laws Have Been Ineffective And Counterproductive.æ So Change Them. by Simon Potter, President of the Canadian Bar Association, in the upcoming issue of Time Magazine (Canada). Our current laws have not … Continue reading →

Jeff Trigg at RandomActOfKindness has an excellent piece on the potential for industrial hemp farming in Illinois. Check it out. This is something near and dear to me, and very important to the student group I work with – M.A.S.H. … Continue reading →

The Rush Limbaugh Oxycontin story has been one of the hottest around in ages. The good news is that it has generated discussion, and perhaps encouraged some of his audience to think about drugs in a way that doesn’t demonize … Continue reading →

The big news around today is the fact that the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that affected whether doctors could talk to their patients about marijuana. The quick synopsis: The … Continue reading →

Some disturbing news: In Mexico, a drug war like none before NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Members of an elite Mexican army unit have deserted and formed a drug gang, using their military training to launch a violent battle for control … Continue reading →

Had a great time in Chicago, but now I’m back, and it turns out the drug war didn’t end while I was gone. Oh, well. TalkLeft talks of states’ rights and the federal government’s harrassment of medical marijuana in Oregon.. … Continue reading →

I’ll be gone for two or three days. I’m heading up to Chicago to do some Dance Photography for my friends at Chicago Dance Crash (performing Friday and Saturday at 8 pm in “Expansion Theory” at the Ruth Page Center … Continue reading →

I was interviewed today on Charlie Profit’s show on WXCT in Hartford, CT about drug testing in schools. It was a good interview, lasted about 20 minutes and I think I was able to get some good points across. I … Continue reading →