Author Archives: Pete Guither

High: The True Tale of Marijuana, a documentary that I reviewed here will finally be released for wider distribution in 2008. Film-maker (and Drug WarRant friend) John Holowach has made the first 13 minutes available to you here (and to … Continue reading →

Dear President Bush, With Alberto Gonzales leaving in September, it looks like you’ll be needing to find a new Attorney General to serve out the rest of your term. I am willing to offer my services. I’m not a lawyer … Continue reading →

The recent excellent Washington Post article by Misha Glenny (The Lost War) and Robert S. Weiner’s “rebuttal” (The War Is Not Lost) has sparked some rather heated discussions about the statistics of drug use patterns, both in comments here and … Continue reading →

This has been making the rounds pretty well already, but I want to make sure everyone knows what kind of country this is becoming, thanks to the drug war. (via The Agitator) Yes, the police can stop you and take … Continue reading →

Can you feel it?

“bullet” Ethan Nadelmann makes a splash. His cover article: Think Again: Drugs in Foreign Policy is garnering a lot of attention, including this story on FOX news that actually wonders whether legalizing drugs might be better than prohibition (watch the … Continue reading →

Misha Glenny’s outstanding article in the Washington Post: The Lost War has continued to get some attention (although I’d love to see it picked up by more than just the Daily Herald (Utah)). The web has picked up on it … Continue reading →

Well, the attempts by the government to avoid the comparison of the proposed Mexico drug war funding with the disastrous Plan Colombia aren’t working too well. The media are quite comfortable calling it Plan Mexico Known as “Plan Mexico,” the … Continue reading →

“bullet” Samhita at Feministing asks: is pot culture sexist? And is smoking weed a feminist act? “bullet” Tanya at Blame the Drug War suggests: I’m a better mother when I’m stoned “bullet” Rogier van Bakel writes a letter. A Drug … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum perfectly describes this AP story as “a confusing jumble.” MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – People in the United States are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it.