Author Archives: Pete Guither

Here’s a big part of our problem. In this column by Bill McLellan in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he talks favorably about a visit from LEAP member Howard Woolridge. McLellan, like Woolridge, thinks that all drugs should be legalized and … Continue reading →

Link Let’s see, at roughly $25,000 per year in taxpayer money to pay for his prison lodging…

President Bush is showing his eagerness to reward failure by declaring tomorrow National DARE Day 2006. Hammer of Truth got a better idea and declared April 11 an official DARE Generation Day. The DARE Generation are the fabulous members of … Continue reading →

Peter Letang, Delaware’s former chief prosecutor says that we’re losing the drug war. He talks about the costs and the profit incentives connected to prohibition. He doesn’t have a firm solution, but he’s willing to talk about it. I do … Continue reading →

And the moron drug warriors keep looking for more ways to destroy people… “bullet” Illinois House OKs Bill to Neuter Dogs of Drug Suspects Under the bill, if a dog already has been determined to be vicious according to the … Continue reading →

I have a guest post (in collaboration with Hypatia) over at Glenn Greenwald’s Unqualified Offerings: Using the Drug ‘War’ to Expand Government Power. Check it out. Welcome Glenn Greenwald readers. Naturally, the post just got up today, and already I … Continue reading →

Via Dare Generation Diary. Great news. There’s a settlement in the Goose Creek High School drug raid. A federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $1.2 million plan to settle lawsuits filed over a high school drug sweep where … Continue reading →

The first patient has applied for the new medical marijuana law in Rhode Island, which allows qualified persons to possess or buy 2.5 ounces of marijuana for medical purposes. This was a law passed in January over the Governor’s veto. … Continue reading →

Some interesting discussions going on on the conservative side of the internet. Pajamas Media links to a fascinating piece at Austin Bay, which was inspired by an email from a reader. This all got kicked off with this post about … Continue reading →

Michael C. Barnes is a Washington lawyer who formerly served as counsel in the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He wrote this OpEd in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday: Don’t Get Sucked In By Hemp-Laced Foods Notice the inflammatory language … Continue reading →