Author Archives: Pete Guither

The DEA, in their new “hip” drug website Stumble Weed, has this remarkable news: Truth is, marijuana is not just a plant. ? Um. What is it, then? [thanks, Scott]

In today’s Chicago Tribune Pete Guither’s attempt to criticize the war on drugs has become a war of its own. When an exhibition sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration opened at the Museum of Science and Industry in August, … Continue reading →

Some time ago, I talked about the fact (I can’t find the post right now) that some courts, employers and certification review boards were using a controversial testing system that measures the presence of ethyl glucuronide or EtG — a … Continue reading →

I thought this might be a good time to remind people about Dennis Hastert, since many people seem to think that he’ll be resigning as Speaker of the House shortly over the Mark Foley scandal cover-up scandal. Hastert’s voting record: … Continue reading →

We’re not just talking about religious groups supporting medical marijuana. This is pretty big. A dozen Northern Nevada religious leaders plan to announce today they support the initiative to legalize marijuana. And there are some pretty smart religious leaders involved… … Continue reading →

For an interesting view on how the U.S. government often uses the drug war as a pretext to cover its real political foreign affairs agenda, read Washington’s Searching for a Smoking Gun on Chavez I’m guessing they’re not going to … Continue reading →

I had missed this when it came out, but it seems Joe Lieberman has taken up with child abuser Mel Sembler, the founder of Straight, Inc. [Thanks, Tommy]

Given the actions of Foley, the cover-up by House leadership, and bizarre moments like this, I think it’s fair to say that politicians have also lost any moral footing to claim that the drug war laws (or any other laws) … Continue reading →

Great post from TalkLeft What is it with members of Congress that they think entering alcohol rehab is an appropriate response to whatever misdeeds they are accused of? Mark Foley is the latest: Foley has said nothing since announcing his … Continue reading →

Olivier Rabin, World Anti Doping Agency’s director of science, on the reason for keeping marijuana a banned substance in sports: “We know full well that cannabis can alleviate feelings of fear which can help performance in some sports.” If only … Continue reading →