Author Archives: Pete Guither

This is just from a little mental goofing-off, but I got to thinking about using fire as an analogy for drug use and the drug war. Like fire, drug use can be very beneficial or it can be harmful, depending … Continue reading →

… and stuff that fell through the cracks. “bullet” Heroin injecting room wildly popular with neighbors (Australia) Nearly three-quarters of local residents and businesses support the heroin injecting center at Kings Cross, reporting a significant decrease in public drug use … Continue reading →

With all the problems we’re having in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, and with our soldiers’ lives at risk, it’s disheartening to see such a complete lack of command competence. The issue this time? US troops and … Continue reading →

Check out the end of this post of mine from yesterday, and compare it to this post from the Drug Czar today. Same exact quoted material. The difference? The readers of my blog can get a chuckle out of the … Continue reading →

The ACLU Freedom Files: Drug Wars will air tomorrow (Saturday, July 15) at noon (Eastern and Pacific) on Court TV. Here’s the line-up for the program: Racist Drug Raids: The “War on Drugs” costs taxpayers more than 50 billion dollars … Continue reading →

Nice little video take-off on the anti-drug commercials, with an excellent message. [Via Ninja Robot Monkey]

Every now and then, one of these quacks surfaces — usually in England, for some reason — at an inquest. You see, 23-year-old Paul Dumville, after suffering from severe headaches for over a month, collapsed and died. Well, the mallard … Continue reading →

Will we see another spate of alarmist headlines from this? Marijuana tied to precancerous lung changes Smoking marijuana can cause changes in lung tissue that may promote cancer growth, according to a review of decades of research on marijuana smoking … Continue reading →

Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance (pdf) by R. R. Griffiths &W. A. Richards & U. McCann & R. Jesse This double-blind study evaluated the acute and longer-term psychological effects of a … Continue reading →

Malyasia A top Malaysian anti-drug official has urged for glamorous-sounding and hip names of party drugs to be dropped and replaced with names highlighting the effects of the drugs, a news report said yesterday. Designer drugs such as Ecstasy and … Continue reading →