Author Archives: Pete

I was impressed with this CNN story: As haze clears, are American opinions on pot reaching tipping point? (except for the obligatory pun in the headline). It is a story of a lot of people getting caught flat-footed by the … Continue reading →

Mayor Bloomberg tries to defend Stop and Frisk in this horrible piece in the New York Post: Frisks save lives He basically takes the position that Stop and Frisk has been responsible for a decrease in violent crime, even though … Continue reading →

Ken White at Popehat has an excellent post that’s extremely helpful for those who would like to understand the Holder memo and federal sentencing: The Eric Holder Memorandum on Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Explained He concludes: I’m not happy that the … Continue reading →

One interesting reaction to Holder’s comments today came from a certain former Attorney General… Former AG Mukasey: Holder Has Wrong Approach on Mandatory Sentences “Mandatory minimums impose a certain rigidity in sentencing that’s not appropriate in the individual case,” Mukasey … Continue reading →

Should Marijuana Be Rescheduled? — Kevin Sabet, sounding really desparate to remain relevant given everything going on. What does Holder’s speech really mean? Who knows? It certainly had some attractive rhetoric, but at that level, you can afford good speechwriters, … Continue reading →

So much to talk about. – Sanjay Gupta on CNN – Attorney General vows to end the war on drugs, or do something about sentencing, or something. – DEA in the crossfire – Kevin Sabet apparently lies – Plan Mexico … Continue reading →

That’s the phrase coined by Hanni Fakhoury that’s used in this Salon article about the DEA’s use of NSA data and subsequent fabrication of evidence trails. It’s an apt analogy, although the phrase sounds vaguely oxymoronic when referring to the … Continue reading →

With Gil Kerlikowske scheduled to move to customs and borders, CelebStoner asked Tommy Chong about the drug czar position, ’cause face it – Tommy’s way more entertaining than Gil. Tommy Chong: If I Were Drug Czar The first thing I … Continue reading →

For those of you who have been asleep the past couple of days, one of the big pieces of news is that television doctor Sanjay Gupta has publicly apologized for his previous position on marijuana (video below) and now has … Continue reading →

This is just a little observation regarding how quick we are to rush to the assumption that a government ban is an appropriate solution to any problem. I was reading a non-drug-war-related piece over at The Reality-Based Community (about cell … Continue reading →