Author Archives: Pete Guither

If you haven’t voted yet, here’s where you can vote for Drug WarRant for Single Issue Blog (just leave the name in the comments). Or vote for one of the other fine blogs, like TalkLeft or Grits for Breakfast. If … Continue reading →

In Williamsburg, Vermont, a random drug testing proposal had almost been passed by the school board and was held up when it was discovered that some people opposed the idea. So they had a spirited discussion from people on both … Continue reading →

I mentioned Willis’ idotic comments earlier. Colombia’s ambassador in Washington has responded and also: President Alvaro Uribe, whose hot temper is famous in Colombia, last week called the actor arrogant and ignorant and said his comments were “a shock to … Continue reading →

Ecstasy causes depression in laboratory pigs As if being a laboratory pig wasn’t depressing. So I had a chat with Porky, recently released, about his experiments with ecstasy. “It’s not that the E was so bad,” he said. “It was … Continue reading →

At the Huffington Post, Maia Szalavitz writes In defense of John Tierney This week’s New Republic Online trashes John Tierney for being “boring” and “utterly predictable” because of his libertarian politics. It bemoans the fact that he has done seven … Continue reading →

… Even when their lips aren’t moving. In Nevada, where there is an initiative to legalize marijuana, people are getting push poll automated phone calls with the following message: There is a proposal to legalize marijuana. This proposal will make … Continue reading →

A couple of recent items reminded me of something that should never be forgotten. The drug war is inherently racist. There are a number of reasons that this is so, and not all of them involve actual racist attitudes by … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot in the news on the violence related to the drug war near the border. Grits for Breakfast reports from near the front line: This is nuts. We train Mexican anti-drug forces, the drug cartels hire them. … Continue reading →

Link EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 7 (UPI) — Scotland’s top drug war official said controlling the supply of heroin to addicts may be better than the rising use of the methadone alternative. Tom Wood, chairman of the Edinburgh Drugs and Alcohol … Continue reading →

I need to preface this post by noting that I believe Mark Kleiman to be a well-educated man with quite a bit of intelligence. He is considered an expert in drug policy. He is a liberal and writes passionately about … Continue reading →