Author Archives: Pete

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 →

Commissioner gives ultimatum; Vermont Reps remove PTSD language from medical marijuana bill MONTPELIER — A House committee, poised to allow PTSD patients to qualify for medical marijuana, reversed itself Friday when the state’s top law enforcement official stepped in before … Continue reading →

3 Months Later, Here’s What Denver Looks Like Since Legalizing Marijuana Three months following Colorado’s decision to legalize the production, sale, possession and use of recreational marijuana — a vote that Denver city officials including Mayor Michael Hancock, among others, … Continue reading →

U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Lower Federal Drug Sentences WASHINGTON, D.C. – The seven-member U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously today to amend federal drug sentencing guidelines. The change will reduce federal drug sentences by an average of 11 months. “We … Continue reading →

In an embarrassing column in the Washington Post, Dana Milbank acts much like a young boy who just saw his first breast. How can Congress cure political ills? Smoke some marijuana. Except in this case, the sniggering and giggling juvenile … Continue reading →

One of the things we knew would be part of the first legalization efforts was that prohibitionists would be poised to pounce on the first idiot to do something stupid in connection with legal marijuana. And yes, we’ve had our … Continue reading →

Reason put together this video on April Fools Day, and even though that’s well past, I thought you should see it if you haven’t. Not only is it a fine dream of what officer interactions with the public should be … Continue reading →

“Each day another state makes it O.K. for my 18-year-old — any 18-year-old — to go and buy pot like he’s buying a Pepsi-Cola” — Rob Lowe Um, no.

As the inevitability of cannabis legalization continues to grow (which will then allow us to work on the important larger picture of the legalization and regulation of all drugs), we’re, interestingly, hearing fewer concerns about the “uncertainties” that exist. Remember … Continue reading →

Times have changed. Even police organizations are coming to realize that they want protection before climbing into bed with Calvina Fay and her ilk. Oregon State Police withdraws from anti-marijuana summit The Oregon State Police has withdrawn from an anti-marijuana … Continue reading →