Author Archives: Pete Guither

For any of my readers at Illinois State University, I’ll be leading a roundtable on current issues in drug policy tonight with the Illinois State University chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Wednesday at 8:00 pm in Stevenson 212.

The drug czar’s “blog” is bragging about the President’s new budget which includes: an additional $30 million dollars for ONDCP’s award-winning National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and an additional $7.5 million for random student drug testing … by “award-winning” they … Continue reading →

This may be the worst mainstream media article in some time. Rita Rubin vomits a piece in USA TODAY today: CAUTION: Marijuana may not be lesser evil — ‘Gateway drug’ or not, experts say, it’s not a benign path for … Continue reading →

Scott Morgan at Stop the Drug War found this bizarre and freakish opinion piece: A new strategy — Expert: War on drugs should shift focus The expert? A former DEA agent. The plan? In his book “Fight Back — How … Continue reading →

That’s a quote from 5th Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, who also talks about “prosecution run amok”… unfortunately in the dissent. At Grits for Breakfast.

by John Jonik at the Washington Free Press

Here’s this week’s issue. View RSS feed And don’t miss thehim’s Drug War Roundup at Daily Kos: Driving Under the Influence — He’s got more on the recent “study” in Canada.

2002: Open Thread — I’ll be busy rooting for the Bears, so you’re on your own. I bow to the clear superiority of the Colts’ play today (although the first 14 seconds was pretty awesome). I still like Chicago better.

Check out this wonderfully fascinating article by Dean Kuipers in the L.A. City Beat: A Change in the Weather. Go and read the whole thing — it’s worth it. No big surprises, but a lot of interesting material — most … Continue reading →

According to Fred Rosen in the Mexico News, despite Calder÷n’s military-style crackdowns and the extradition of drug cartel leaders, things may not be going all that well for him, with an increase in the price of corn, and a decrease … Continue reading →