Author Archives: Pete Guither

Great piece by Doug Struck in today’s Washington Post: High Crimes, or a Tokin’ Figure?: Canadians find the ‘Prince of Pot’ Harmless. The DEA begs to differ. It’s a full 3-page profile on Marc and his Marijuana crusades, that points … Continue reading →

Via NORML Nearly one out of two Americans support amending federal law “to let states legally regulate and tax marijuana the way they do liquor and gambling,” according to a national poll of 1,004 likely voters by Zogby International and … Continue reading →

I found this article from the Philippine Star interesting, even though the butchering of the English language makes it sometimes a little confusing. Basically it says that, despite the fact that the United States called the Philippines “a drug trafficker’s … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Presnell in Orlando, FL refused to apply the Federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. He ruled: This arbitrary and discriminatory disparity between powder and crack cocaine implicates the Section 3553(a)(2)(A) factors. Unless one assumes … Continue reading →

Not only can’t the Drug Czar go around unchallenged any more, even the Press is realizing that they can’t automatically believe everything he says, and is asking questions (and catching the lies). The White House drug czar yesterday sounded the … Continue reading →

Jennifer Kern at Drug Policy Alliance writes about her experience at the Czar’s drug testing summit on Wednesday. Due to the efforts of an incredible number of people in a variety of organizations, it’s becoming impossible for the Drug Czar … Continue reading →

Just when I think we can sink no lower. Buried in the ONDCP re-authorization that the House passed with only 5 “no” votes was this piece of crap (pdf, see page 30): (n) REQUIREMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MYCOHERBICIDE IN … Continue reading →

I discussed at some length the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) report on drug policy by David Boyum and Peter Reuter. AEI recently hosted a discussion about the report, bringing in the authors and several drug policy “experts.” (I use quotation … Continue reading →

In the piece about Morales giving Rice a guitar with coca leaves on it, I noted that the U.S. government has no understanding of the cultural background of these countries. This article by Niko Kyriakou really points out that gap. … Continue reading →

Tom Angell of Dare Generation Diary is live-blogging the Drug Testing Summit in Falls Church, Virginia. They’ve brought in the big guns. The Drug Czar himself is there to promote his government-sponsored fetish of watching children pee in a cup. … Continue reading →