Author Archives: Pete

The DEA is becoming more anachronistic every day, and yet it has tremendous power and has historically been almost completely unaccountable. They’re fighting hard now, though, to maintain their position. They know that without marijuana as part of their scope, … Continue reading →

The shame of equitable sharing Nationwide, the Wall Street Journal reported the federal government scored $1 billion in forfeiture from marijuana cases over the past decade. Legalization now threatens that forfeiture revenue for the police departments that have relied on … Continue reading →

I was so impressed by this: United States Withdraws Radar Assistance in Honduras The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa today confirmed that the Obama administration has decided to suspend radar assistance that helps the Honduran government detect narco-planes. The decision follows … Continue reading →

Our School of Theatre is currently producing “The Exonerated” by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen — a play based on the true stories of six exonerated death row inmates. I saw it tonight – a very powerful and moving performance … Continue reading →

This isn’t particularly unusual, yet it still caught my eye: Chiefs of police oppose marijuana legalization, expansion of dispensaries The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police issued a statement in March saying it opposes expanding the availability of marijuana in … Continue reading →

I don’t really know if there’s an actual good way to use television commercials to get somebody to not do something. Yet, they keep trying. My new favorite is this anti-smoking commercial. http://youtu.be/Fnhe9RW9n3Q Apparently smoking cigarettes is just like owning … Continue reading →

Legislators Ask Why Mexicans Should Die Over A Drug the U.S. is Legalizing Good question. “Why is it that Mexico has to keep filling up with dead bodies and addicts, when in the United States the drug is becoming legal?” … Continue reading →

Louisiana committee OK’s doubling heroin mandatory minimums “Make it severe. Make people understand, ‘You do heroin, you’re going to do time.’” — Louisiana Sheriff Association Executive Director Michael Ranatza “I’ve got to support this bill and the reason I’ve got … Continue reading →

We haven’t hit on this for a while… Policymic has an article: 14 Songs That Should Probably Be the Anthem for Marijuana Legalization There are some good ones there, but I don’t know that I’d agree with all of them. … Continue reading →

I’ve seen a lot of statements from the usual prohibition-types that goes something like: “Every country that has legalized marijuana has found it to be a disaster and reversed course.” Naturally, that’s absurd on its face since no country has … Continue reading →