Author Archives: Pete Guither

I’m taking a couple of days to drive the Mississippi river (I’ll actually be driving near it, not on it, but you get the idea) on my way home. Later this week, I’ll try to work on synthesizing more of … Continue reading →

Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan – conservative mayor publicly supporting drug policy reform. He is a quadriplegic (from a skiing accident). “I consider this the most important social issue of our time” – Vancouver had the first methadone program in the … Continue reading →

Workshop: Beyond Prohibition: Describing a Drug War Exit Strategy (l-r) Alex Wodak, Australia Fredrick Polak, Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation Steve Rolles, Transform, UK Moderator: Roger Goodman, Seattle Maria Lucia Karam, retired Judge, Brazil Eugene Oscapella, Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy … Continue reading →

Drug Policy Conference – Saturday noon Workshop: To Snitch or Not to Snitch? Diverse Viewpoints on the Role of Informants in American Drug Law Enforcement (l-r) Matthew Fogg, LEAP (not part of the panel) (Bigots with Badges website) Troy Buckner-Nkrumah, … Continue reading →

Workshop: Europe and Drug Policy Reform: Stepping Forward or Falling Back? Moderator: Craig Reinarman, UC-Santa Cruz, (l-r) Michael Jourdan, Centre of Alcohol and Drug Research, Copenhagen Sebastian Saville, Release, London Peter Sarosi, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union Joep Oomen, ENCOD, Antwerp, … Continue reading →

Another good day of eating in New Orleans… Lunch was at Mother’s Restaurant — a little hole-in-the-wall that’s been around since 1938. Stand in line to order your food and then find a table. Great food, fresh ingredients — really … Continue reading →

“bullet” I just finished the Elevator Arguments workshop I conducted with David Guard and Doug McVay, and I thought it went very well. Lots of enthusiastic participation with a good range of people. What a blast! Thanks to everyone who … Continue reading →

Workshop: Building Momentum in Congress Aaron Houston (MPP), Kris Krane (SSDP), Jesslyn McCurdy (ACLU), Daniel Raymond (Harm REduction Coalition), Eric Sterling (Criminal Policy Justice Foundation), Nkechi Taifa (Open Society Institute), Sanho Tree (Institute for Policy Studies). Moderator: Bill Piper (DPA) … Continue reading →

One of the great things about the conference is that I get to see all these people who I know very well online, but hadn’t met yet in person. I got to meet jackl and several other members of the … Continue reading →

This is one I’ve definitely been waiting for. Ethan Nadelmann started off the session by indicating that every year, the Drug Policy Alliance sends invitations to the head of the DEA, the drug czar, the head of the UNODC etc., … Continue reading →