Author Archives: Pete Guither

In the Colorado Springs Gazette: Editorial: It’s Time for New Strategy in the Drug War […] After decades of an even worse failure in the drug war, it’s time for the government to rethink that war as well. […] Besides … Continue reading →

There’s been all sorts of stuff to read this holiday weekend. Here are a few more … “bullet” Radley’s got a piece at FOX News about the good folks at LEAP For several years now, LEAP has been looking for … Continue reading →

“bullet” Water Drinking Contest Turns Deadly A Sacramento woman is thought to have died of water intoxication after taking part in a radio station‰s water drinking contest. If only they’d stick to safe things like marijuana. [Thanks, Allan] “bullet” Interesting … Continue reading →

“bullet” For fun — a tongue-in-cheek column by Curtis Berndt in the Journal Gazette (IN): Ready To End Smoking Debates? Outlaw Tobacco And Legalize Pot “bullet” The Agitator reports that Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has hired Mel Sembler to raise … Continue reading →

Inspired by the NY Times article mentioned earlier, Meteor Blades’ Another Failed War Needs ‘Redeployment’ brings the drug war to the Daily Kos front page. The drug war is now and has always been, at its core, a culture war. … Continue reading →

A pretty big discussion at digg.com on my article Why is Marijuana Illegal? has boosted my traffic about 2,000% today. Nice. Welcome to any new visitors that make it to the front page of Drug WarRant.

Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson, in the New York Times today: Preoccupation with Iraq has drawn attention from another unwinnable American war that has been far more destructive of life both at home and abroad and has caused far greater … Continue reading →

This is getting some important visibility, although this article fails to indicate that the problem extends well beyond the Atlanta police force. ATLANTA — A narcotics team that shot and killed an elderly woman while raiding her home lied to … Continue reading →

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According to Lew Rockwell Blog: Today, incorporation papers were filed in Texas for a Ron Paul 2008 presidential exploratory committee. This would be some interesting news indeed. For those who don’t know Ron Paul, he’s the Republican Representative for Texas … Continue reading →