Author Archives: Pete

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 →

Nick Gillespie has a nice piece in Time: 8 Things We Won’t Miss When Pot is Legal Everywhere Legalizing pot won’t create a problem-free country any more than tearing down the Berlin Wall solved all the problems in East Germany … Continue reading →

The government is once again seeking the elusive “drug free” fantasy. National Institute on Drug Abuse: Please share: It’s Red Ribbon Week (Oct 23-31). Be part of the creation of a drug-free America by taking the Red Ribbon pledge: http://bit.ly/151SyIp … Continue reading →

May seem like a simple number, but it’s very big. New Gallup Poll 58% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana 39% oppose That’s a 19% differential. Tipping point passed.

Very interesting, though not surprising… Accidentally Revealed Document Shows TSA Doesn’t Think Terrorists Are Plotting to Attack Airplanes … apparently a clerk at the 11th Circuit appeals court forgot to file the document under seal, allowing them to find out … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum thinks proposed marijuana taxes will be too high. Mark Kleiman thinks they’ll be too low. High Marijuana Taxes Could Derail Legalization Plans – Jacob Sullum Cannabis taxes will wind up too low, not too high – Mark Kleiman … Continue reading →

More violence in the drug war in Mexico is nothing to laugh at, but I couldn’t help it when reading this headline: Mexico drug lord shot dead by clown assassins It immediately made me think of the movie “Real Men” … Continue reading →

A friend shares his personal story: In 2010, as part of my conditions of probation, I was asked to enter a drug treatment program for treatment of my dependence on cannabis. I was reccomended a treatment center by the court … Continue reading →