Author Archives: Pete Guither

We’ve been aware of this study for a little while now — but still it’s nice to see it showing up: WebMD Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer Study Shows No Increased Risk for Even the Heaviest Marijuana Smokers … Continue reading →

Nell Bernstein, author of “All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated,” writes in We Are All Prisoners Now: One of the basic functions of incarceration is invisibility: We place our prisons in remote rural counties, build high walls … Continue reading →

A victory for pain sufferers in the Government’s war to inflict pain upon them — Via Radley Balko: Erie, PA- Nearly one year following his splashy perp walk courtesy of Attorney General Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, physician Paul Heberle, D. … Continue reading →

“bullet” Cosmic Tap on Marijuana Muffins, Reefer Madness and Drugging Kids “bullet” LastOneSpeaks on an an annoying puff piece about Karen Tandy “bullet” Disturbing Statistics: 1,000 jailed per week; 62% of those in jails not convicted.

There’s a couple of articles that I’ve been meaning to discuss, but others have done a good job of taking them on, so I’ll link instead. thehim properly trashes a really stupid article on “drugged driving Radley parses and dissects … Continue reading →

Just got this from Tom at DARE Generation Diary Stop Congress From Expanding School Searches Students for Sensible Drug Policy is asking for your help to stop a bill that would further curtail the rights of students in public schools … Continue reading →

Marcela Sanchez has an interesting article in today’s Washington Post: Bolivia’s Morales Wants to Expand Coca Use The article covers most of the salient points about the issue that have been covered here and elsewhere, but glaringly absent is any … Continue reading →

Via Media Matters May 17: O’REILLY: You know, this immigration thing is very interesting because it — it points out a lot of things, bigger issues that y’all should be aware of. You know, Mexico doesn’t care about us. Mexico … Continue reading →

Today in the mail, I received an envelope from the Drug Enforcement Administration. What a delight! I so seldom hear from them. It was my ticket to “A Vigil for Lost Promise” on June 8. (Sent by official DEA taxpayer … Continue reading →

Steve Chapman in the Chicago Tribune States and nations don’t seem to lose anything when they stop treating drug use as a crime. But there are gains to be had: more police time to combat violent criminals, less need to … Continue reading →