Author Archives: Pete

One of the sad stories on my Drug War Victims page is about Gary Shepherd, a Vietnam veteran who had grown marijuana plants, and during a standoff with police, was shot to death in front of his infant son. That … Continue reading →

Apparently, once legalization happens, everyone’s going to quit their jobs and just say “Dude” a lot. After legalization, he said, “if there’s advertising and legitimacy, how many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great … Continue reading →

Yakima City Council supports seeking pot tax revenue At the heart of the debate was whether it would be hypocritical for the council, which banned the growing, processing and sale of marijuana within city limits, to seek tax revenue raised … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum notes the absurdity: U.S. General Complains That Marijuana Legalization Makes Latin American Officials Less Eager To Join The War On Drugs General John F. Kelly: We’ve been encouraging these countries to be in the drug fight for 25 … Continue reading →

Link TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2014 /CNW/ – A recent national study¹ commissioned by the Partnership for a Drug Free Canada revealed that almost 25% of parents of teenagers did not consider driving while high on cannabis to be as bad … Continue reading →

Yes, we do keep track of Andrea’s public activities here at the Rant. After all, we’re the ones who exposed her Illinois Marijuana Lecture series and her End Needless Death program, both based on falsehoods. She’s been director of more … Continue reading →

There’s a distinct buzz out there about this event: Annapolis police chief apologizes for citing hoax story in testimony against marijuana legalization Testifying against bills proposed in Maryland to legalize and decriminalize marijuana, Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop cited a … Continue reading →

The head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been arrested. From what I can tell, he’s probably a pretty bad guy who should be put away for a long time. And yet, when you look at … Continue reading →

These articles are from last week, but I didn’t get a chance to comment on them then. In recent years there has been an explosion in reporting on “drugged driving.” (I have my own news filter on that term.) Most … Continue reading →

After dealing with the truly ugly behavior of Patrick Kennedy and Kevin Sabet on a daily basis, it’s almost refreshing to return to one of the old-style crazies. That’s right, our old friend Cliff Kindaid of AIM, after seemingly avoiding … Continue reading →