Author Archives: Pete

… or freedom or democracy. Obama helps nip pot legalization in Latin America. How about in US? For all the political flak that President Obama is receiving for digital surveillance of Americans, he deserves some praise for protecting Americans on … Continue reading →

“Solving unsolved crimes is a noble objective, but it occupies a lower place in the American pantheon of noble objectives than the protection of our people from suspicionless law-enforcement searches. The Fourth Amendment must prevail” – Justice Antonin Scalia, dissent … Continue reading →

Legal Hemp On The Ropes: Senate Effort Running Into Stiff Law Enforcement Opposition …. This is an open thread.

In 2003, I wrote a feature on the then Drug Enforcement Administration Deputy Director nominee: DEA Bad Girl Michele Leonhart. In it, I talked about her horrendous lack of ethical standards in her work with super-snitch Andrew Chambers: When Michele … Continue reading →

Racial Bias in Marijuana Arrests is Worse Than You Thought In six states, plus the District of Columbia, blacks are over five times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites are. The national average? Black Americans are … Continue reading →

I’m on the road again. Hosting our annual community New York Theatre trip. This time, I have a record-breaking 95 people on this trip, seeing 6 shows as a group, and I’ll be conducting walking tours of the city as … Continue reading →

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Just in case anyone has forgotten, that is the position of Drug WarRant — legalize and regulate all drugs. Sometimes we end up talking a lot about marijuana, because it’s in the news so much now, but it’s good to … Continue reading →

A lot of people are now talking about Jamen Shively – a name I had not heard before Thursday. Here’s the basics: A former Microsoft executive plans to create the first U.S. national marijuana brand, with cannabis he hopes to … Continue reading →

We’ve showcased the outstanding work of cartoonist Stuart McMillan before. Well, Stuart has a new drug-war-related piece about the Rat Park experiments led by Professor Bruce Alexander who saw the flaw in the research that had seemed to suggest hopeless … Continue reading →