Author Archives: Pete Guither

There have been hundreds of media “reports” out there in the past day that have been mindlessly parroting the UNODC hype because it’s easy, but not all of them are buying it. Check out the Vancouver Sun UN drug report … Continue reading →

“bullet” The ONDCP’s latest “podcast” is actually just the audio of their fact-deficient press conference with the UN and the DEA on the occasion of the UNODC’s latest report, and the claims that marijuana has magically become some kind of … Continue reading →

In the debate over marijuana legalization in Nevada comes an interesting piece: The Poetry of Drug Politics by Lohantan Valley News publisher Rick Swart: At the same time there is something just a little bit hypocritical about standing around the … Continue reading →

Today’s McAllen (TX) Monitor: Losing the Drug War — Decriminalization would be more effective than drug eradication There is an old saying: “There are none so blind as those who will not see,” which comes to mind when we see … Continue reading →

I’d call it more than a waste. An eyesore and a hazard maybe. Or a toxic chemical spill that keeps spreading. But still it’s nice to see Citizens Against Government Waste come out with such a strong statement in their … Continue reading →

Rush Limbaugh was detained at Palm Beach International Airport for having drugs without a valid prescription. The drug? Viagra. [Via TalkLeft]

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has declared today “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.” And they’re doing it with the theme “Drugs are Not Child’s Play,” which ranks in terms of pure exploitive hype right … Continue reading →

Ever have one of those days when you just feel like you’re dealing with jerks and idiots all day? Today’s one of them. Starting out with Anthony Maria Costa and John Walters, and now… Robert Novak (or as John Stewart … Continue reading →

Via Pushing Back: “Among the key findings of the U.N. World Drug Report…” Today, the characteristics of cannabis are no longer that different from those of other plant-based drugs such as cocaine and heroin. [Thanks, Daksya] — In other news, … Continue reading →

Anthony Maria Costa is sort of John Walters, but on a global scale. He’s in charge of the UN Office on Drug and Crime, which pretty much has as its goal the imposition of United States’ failed drug policy on … Continue reading →