Author Archives: Pete

Interesting approach…

Remember the NHTSA study from last week that showed no significant increase in crash risk from using marijuana? It didn’t fit their narrative, so, while they had to release it, they did it on a Friday afternoon (in government terms, … Continue reading →

Stolen from Twitter… Roses are crispy, Violets play hockey. I’m thinking those mushrooms Were not shiitake. — Adam Isacson

OK, so I’ve been spending a lot of time trying to refine various aspects of the site to adapt to changes in WordPress and the Atuahalpa Theme. In order to adapt to interests of readers, I’ve added a few new … Continue reading →

Tom Angell is unstoppable in his dogged determination to ask pointed questions of the powerful. Over at Marijuana.com, he discusses the Facebook chat conducted by NIDA’s Nora Volkow, where he got her to admit that there are barriers to research … Continue reading →

Richard Branson: Abolishing the death penalty One area of particular concern to death penalty opponents like me is the so-called war on drugs. At least 32 countries still prescribe the death penalty for various drug offences. […] One of these … Continue reading →

Back in 2009, Ashley Halsey III, a factually lazy reporter at the Washington Post, was completely taken by the drug czar’s report about the voluntarily testing of drivers and made statements in his article like “11 percent of motorists are … Continue reading →

New Jersey prohibitionists clearly don’t have a clue about advertising. Story at Weedist.

Here’s a great way of looking at how facts get distorted by government and the media. Remember, on Friday afternoon (putting it out with the trash), NHTSA released their report showing no evidence that marijuana use is statistically significant in … Continue reading →

No evidence marijuana leads to higher crash risk The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a 20-month survey of drivers in 2013 and 2014 found that while drinking dramatically raises the chance of a crash, there was no evidence that … Continue reading →