Author Archives: Pete Guither

A timely parody from the DARE Generation

Link Washington — No nation has suffered as much — or sacrificed more — in the global war on illegal drugs than Colombia, says Karen Tandy, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). OK, so it wasn’t really an … Continue reading →

Interesting new ONDCP ad (via DARE Generation Diary). Although it uses some stereotypes, the ad is quite refreshing in its approach — particularly because it doesn’t lie (like most of their ads). Plus, I think kids can get into this … Continue reading →

Busy time right now with first day of classes today back at the university. And I got interviewed again on the DEA exhibit. I’m also working on a few projects, including putting together a challenge to this page at SAMHSA … Continue reading →

I’ve talked about this video before, but it’s worth showing it again (and for you to view it again), so I’ll accept the challenge, Radley. I’ve gotten to know a few of the LEAP folks even better in some of … Continue reading →

The U.S. drug prohibitionists are now reeling from a 1-2-3 punch. 1. We start the salvo by hitting the DEA in the Washington Post and elsewhere by tying prohibition with failure and a profitable black market. 2. Afghan opium hits … Continue reading →

A nice feature in today’s Drug War Chronicle: SSDP, Drug War Rant Blog Score Media Hit With Attack on DEA Drug-Terror Exhibit.

For those who can’t get enough of the Museum of Science and Industry saga and have nothing better to do — here’s a nice long letter (pdf) I wrote to the legal counsel of the Chicago Park District (which owns … Continue reading →

I’ve never gone the advertising route on this site, so my first impulse was to discard the email I got today. But then I thought about it and realized I kind of liked the idea. Product placement on Drug WarRant! … Continue reading →

Afghan opium cultivation hits a record Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels — up by more than 40 percent from 2005 — despite hundreds of millions in counternarcotics money, Western officials told The Associated Press. […] Gen. Khodaidad, … Continue reading →