Author Archives: Pete

Ross Douthat has a particularly odious OpEd in the New York Times: Pot and Jackpots Yes, he’s talking about marijuana and casinos. But both have been made possible by the same trend in American attitudes: the rise of a live-and-let-live … Continue reading →

The sports world treats marijuana use too harshly by Patrick Hruby at Sports on Earth. I love seeing drug policy reform articles in media aimed at other interests, because it helps reach new audiences, and certainly the sports crowd is … Continue reading →

NoMoreDrugWar Photo Project During the drug policy reform conference, they took pictures of people posing with their own anti-drug-war message. Nice idea.

Radley Balko’s been tearing up the joint with a new six-part series on Utah, of all things. Worth checking out. How A Botched Drug Raid in Utah Sparked An Unlikely Movement — the first five parts are out. Science for … Continue reading →

So I ended up in a twitter exchange with Peter Hitchens… It started with a note from Evert Rauwendaal… @TransformDrugs @DrugWarRant Oh dear. Peter Hitchens in Australia to talk about the morality of drug taking http://t.co/7zg52v0UcA Peter Hitchens noticed and … Continue reading →

Student Injured by K-9 Officer (via Radley) An 11-year-old male student has been treated for “minor injuries” sustained following a bite from a Brazil Police Department K-9 officer at the Red Ribbon Awareness week kick-off event at the Clay County … Continue reading →

Malta Asked whether he would discriminate between hard drugs and soft drugs, Fr Cordina said that in terms of social responsibility, there is no difference between them. “The abuse of hard drugs is easier to detect due to its overt … Continue reading →

Update: Statement of the day from Uruguay — #Uruguay rep on #marijuana reform: “we’d rather breach intl #narcotics conventions than intl #humanrights law” #reformconf Exactly. I’ve long felt that that’s the easiest (and most true) approach to dropping out of … Continue reading →

Shackled and pregnant Wis. case challenges ‘fetal protection law’ … seems to me there needs to be fetal (and mother) protection from drug warrior busybodies. In cases like Beltran’s, “the woman loses pretty much every constitutional right we associate with … Continue reading →