Author Archives: Pete Guither

Mark Kleiman thinks White House Spokesman Gibbs did pretty well. Andrew Sullivan, following HuffPo blogger Paul Armentano thinks that Robert Gibbs, the White House press spokesman, was “inarticulate, vapid, and embarrassed” in answering a question about legalizing cannabis as an … Continue reading →

Breaking news… Administration sources confirmed today that President Obama has chosen a successor to Michele Leonhart as head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Leonhart was a holdover from the Bush administration and there has been significant speculation regarding the future … Continue reading →

I haven’t commented about the guy who’s been shopping around the video that supposedly shows Joe Biden’s daughter doing cocaine, because I just wasn’t interested. Eric Sterling has it right. This person is a disgusting sleazebag. […] None of us … Continue reading →

President Obama’s no dummy. He’s intelligent and he’s educated. He’s from Chicago. Is he purposely throwing softballs? President Obama: Well, what‰s happened is that President Calderon I think has been very bold and rightly has decided that it‰s gotten carried … Continue reading →

Andrew Sullivan gets readers talking about the marijuana closet — the awkward place so many users reside that prevents them from talking openly. This convinces more to come out of the closet. Jason Kuznicki Positive Liberty comments on this development … Continue reading →

Could it be that the mindless anything-goes-as-long-as-you’re-tough-on-drugs philosophy is showing cracks? “bullet” Editorial: Incarceration Lobby Deserves Tough Questions Here’s a question to those who gathered in Sparta last week to criticize Gov. Jim Doyle’s public safety budget: Why does the … Continue reading →

I can’t even keep up with all the press and attention that has been given to marijuana legalization in the past few days. It’s resulted in a huge boost for this site with over 70,000 visits in the past two … Continue reading →

In the discussion about legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois, Illinois State Police Capt. Mark Henry specifically cited a provision that would allow patients to grow as many as seven marijuana plants at a time. Henry said seven plants would produce … Continue reading →

The New York Times has an article about the drug war activities in Mexico: In Drug War, Mexico Fights Cartel and Itself They mention Hillary Clinton’s well-publicized statements: At the same time, American drug users are fueling demand for the … Continue reading →

The student newspaper at Illinois State University did an article about legalization, and may do a series. Marijuana legalization to help economy Some of the quotes were accurate. The regulars could probably tell what I did say and what I … Continue reading →