Author Archives: Pete Guither

Quite a buzz of excitement in the hotel this morning, with all sorts of people here for the 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans. Everybody’s mingling around the continental breakfast, getting registered, … Continue reading →

“bullet” This is interesting… [link fixed] Zogby polling data released today asked 1,028 likely voters, “If hard drugs such as heroin or cocaine were legalized, would you be likely to use them?” Ninety-ninety percent of respondents answered, “No.” Only 0.6 … Continue reading →

A smooth 839 mile drive in just over 12 hours got me to New Orleans tired, but ready to start. However, a problem with internet service in the hotel, and in my room in particular (they thought there was a … Continue reading →

Today I’m driving 839 miles to New Orleans, so posting will be… light. So far, I’ve been unable to master the skill of posting my blog while driving. So talk amongst yourselves… and keep working on the questions for Costa. … Continue reading →

The Justice Policy Institute will be releasing a study today “detailing the different treatment white and black drug offenders receive under the criminal justice system.” It appears to be explosive from the first reports to hit the news… According to … Continue reading →

Mark Kleiman and the Drug Czar both link approvingly to Physicians unlikely to embrace marijuana as medicine by Keith Humphreys. We know the drug czar’s motivation — he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about sick people today and is willing … Continue reading →

I’ve been doing a little more thinking about one of the Thursday keynote speakers at the Drug Policy Alliance’s 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference — UNODC’s Antonio Maria Costa. I find myself wondering what I would say if I … Continue reading →

This is such an amazingly spot-on description of how politicians make decisions related to the drug war… Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is pressing ahead with plans to create mandatory minimum prison terms for drug crimes in spite of two … Continue reading →

Ben Wallace-Wells’ extensive article in Rolling Stone chronicles a litany of failures in the modern age of the war on drugs — failures of politics, judgement, and personality. While I’m not sure I agree with all of Wallace-Wells’ assumptions (such … Continue reading →

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