Author Archives: Pete Guither

Maia Szalavitz was apparently on as a guest. I may have to wait for the transcripts.

Success in the committee. 6-4 vote in favor of medical marijuana. Congrats to everyone involved. I hear Julie did a great job. One of the no votes was the Senator from my district, Bill Brady, who has consistently rebuffed all … Continue reading →

Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill receives its first hearing today. Unfortunately, I can’t be there — I’d love to hear Julie Falco again. What a wonderful person. From what I’ve heard so far, I think there’s a really good chance that … Continue reading →

That’s right. In the March issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics said: … screening for illicit drugs is a complicated process prone to errors and cheating, and has not been shown to curtail youngsters‰ drug use. Drug testing … Continue reading →

Marsha Rosenbaum, of Safety 1st, will be a guest on Richard Miller’s National Public Radio show, “Mind, Body, Health,” on Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. PST to talk about teens and drugs. You can listen to the show live on … Continue reading →

I really can’t imagine that President Bush is looking forward to his upcoming trip down south. Like many Americans at this time of year, President Bush is striking out for southern climes. Packing strategies for fostering trade, fighting drug traffickers … Continue reading →

Via Talk Left comes an interesting development in the Ed Rosenthal Case Recap of Ed Rosenthal for those who are new to the story: Medical marijuana grower authorized by Oakland, California, arrested by feds, not allowed to mention legal status … Continue reading →

See the obedient Hitlerjugend marching off to the drug war. It doesn’t matter if they know that D.A.R.E. has been proven to be, at best, ineffective. Nothing’s going to stop them from teaching the children that marijuana leads to coma … Continue reading →

Via Grits for Breakfast comes this news that Halle Berry is going to be playing the role of the lead NAACP attorney in a movie about the Tulia drug bust. (46 people, mostly black, in a very small town, busted … Continue reading →

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