Author Archives: Pete

Governor Rick Scott has been so anxious to have everybody in the world drug tested, whether it’s welfare recipients, unemployment recipients, or state workers. Court rejects Scott’s plan for broad drug testing of state workers TAMPA ­­— In a second … Continue reading →

I was a bit puzzled by this article: If You Support Legal Marijuana, Memorize These 13 Stats Here are the stats (and each one goes on to describe that it’s a projected tax revenue for some state or the potential … Continue reading →

The scientific malpractice and grossly ignorant reporting regarding the study of a single brain scan from 20 widely disparate marijuana smokers and 20 controls is getting a lot of pushback. Maybe there are limits after all to the deceptions that … Continue reading →

This is, of course, a special day.  That is true whether you are celebrating the resurrection of humanity’s Savior a couple thousand years ago, or enjoing a plant that humanity has celebrated for a couple thousand years. Or both.  Can … Continue reading →

Some of you asked if my talk on Thursday at University of Illinois, hosted by Young Americans for Liberty, would be available as video online. Sorry, but that didn’t happen. It was a good session with a nice turnout and … Continue reading →

So, of course, everyone in the media has been gushing about the study that proves that even casual pot smoking damages the brain. Of course, that’s not even close to what the study showed, even if you accept the study … Continue reading →

by Elizabeth Hasselbeck on Fox and Friends. Wow. This clip has everything – reefer madness, Soros-funded legalization groups, Obama wants to turn the country into pot zombies…. I can’t figure out how to embed Fox videos on the blog (Fox … Continue reading →

Tonight (Thursday) at 8:00 pm, I’ll be speaking at the University of Illinois chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. Topic: The Drug War’s Assault on Liberty. I’ll be covering a number of topics, followed by a Q and A. If … Continue reading →

Via Drug Policy Alliance: A broad coalition of Christian leaders have taken the occasion of the holiest day on the Christian calendar to release a statement calling for the end of the war on drugs and mass incarceration. “The cross … Continue reading →

William R. Brownfield is Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Even the title of his job tells you something about the absolute wrongness of how our government has approached drug policy. He … Continue reading →