Author Archives: Pete Guither

Fun with money… The State Department is requesting $550 million to combat drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America […] “We must provide our troops with the help and support they need to get the job done,” Bush said. “Parts … Continue reading →

Karen P. Tandy is stepping down as head of the DEA, in order to take a lucrative job with Motorola. Her ignorance, her fostering of drug war corruption, and her slavish devotion to all that is evil about the drug … Continue reading →

Principal Morse’s decision to tear down Joseph Frederick’s Bong Hits 4 Jesus banner in an effort to prevent people from seeing that simple message, resulted in the greatest backfire imaginable. Because of that action, everyone in the world knows the … Continue reading →

“bullet” Apparently Malaysia is going to be drug free by 2015. ‘Bout time. The United States has been drug free since 1995… 2001… 2008… “bullet” But wait! The people of Carlsbad, New Mexico apparently know the secret to becoming drug … Continue reading →

Detroit News editor Nolan Finley is not going to take it anymore. You want to know why kids are being killed in Detroit? Because drug dealing is a $100 billion enterprise in the United States. All of that money moves … Continue reading →

Robin was a medical marijuana patient and activist in Montana. For 22 years she suffered the ravages of systemic lupus, a condition that involved unrelenting constant pain and numerous severely debilitating side-effects. She was allergic to most prescription drugs her … Continue reading →

Over at Alternet, Paul Armentano has a hilarious (and very true) piece: ‘Pot 2.0’: Where Can I Get Some? So let’s review, shall we? Our federal government wants Americans to get off the pot. So they spend billions of dollars … Continue reading →

“bullet” Robert Sharpe letters The drug war doesn‰t fight crime. In fact, what it does is it fuels crime. “bullet” Jonathan V. Last loves the drug war, and thinks that Canada should get some more of it. ONE OF THE … Continue reading →

For those who were not aware, Governor Schwarzenegger bowed to pressure and vetoed the hemp bill in California. Well, this got the drug czar all excited in his “blog” with the bizarre entry: Terminated! Gov. Schwarzenegger Vetoes Pro-Drug Hemp Bill … Continue reading →

“bullet” I continue to be a big fan of Glenn Greenwald’s work in exposing the authoritarian movement in this country. While he generally is not talking specifically about the drug war, there is common cause — the drug war is … Continue reading →