Author Archives: Pete Guither

Via NORML… Marijuana Arrests For Year 2006 š 829,625 Tops Record High…Nearly 15 Percent Increase Over 2005 September 24, 2007 – Washington, DC, USA Washington, DC: Police arrested a record 829,625 persons for marijuana violations in 2006, according to the … Continue reading →

Via PoliBlog, comes this unbelievable quote in the Miami Herald: ”Our belief is that if we could eradicate all coca, we could eradicate all cocaine, because it is the basic ingredient for cocaine,” said Christy McCampbell, the State Department’s deputy … Continue reading →

tonight — I expect that this will be a bit of a hit piece on how the California med-mar distribution has evolved. I’m interested to see how balanced it is (and how much recreational marijuana is demonized by both sides). … Continue reading →

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It’s bad enough when government agencies are all lobbying for a chunk of drug war cash. But when you get private companies into the act as well, then the entire power structure has a financial stake in continuing and escalating … Continue reading →

I bring this up from time to time… partly in the hopes of provoking a response. No particular bit of news that set this one off — I just happened to be looking up something at the Black Congressional Caucus … Continue reading →

Link MEXICO CITY Ö A government-run human rights commission accused soldiers of rape and torture today and recommended the army be pulled out of Mexico’s nationwide drug war. What’s a little rape and torture? After all, isn’t it worth some … Continue reading →

A follow-up to yesterday’s post — A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller has confirmed that he will not seek re-election.

The United States Government Accountability Office has prepared a report U.S. Assistance Has Helped Mexican Counternarcotics Efforts, but Tons of Illicit Drugs Continue to Flow into the United States It starts out by assessing the realities: According to the U.S. … Continue reading →

“bullet” I was planning on writing about New Zealand drug warrior Jaqui Dean, who was completely taken in by the Dihydrogen Monoxide joke and moved to ban water, but Steve R at Transform is all over it. Just go there … Continue reading →