Author Archives: Pete Guither

A nice little overview article at About by Andrew Somers is now online: How do we end the War on Drugs?. The recommendations: End the black market by ending prohibition. Regulate the manufacture, sale, and distribution of soft substances using … Continue reading →

Radley Balko’s got a ton of excellent posts right now about the horrors of the drug war: “bullet” Because what we need is more killing In April of this year, the Pinellas County, Florida SWAT team tossed three flash-bang grenades … Continue reading →

Surging Mexican violence draws comparisons to Colombia. In describing the surging drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and elsewhere in Mexico, Flores and other law enforcement officials and analysts are increasingly referring to Colombia, where the Medellin drug cartel and … Continue reading →

Another good article about prohibition — Law officers calling for end to ‘war against drugs’ by Lisa Hoffman with Scripps Howard News Service, which has been picked up by a few media outlets. Again, this features members of Law Enforcement … Continue reading →

Via Cannabis News, Marijuana less cancerous than tobacco. This United Press International article by Steve Mitchell, Senior Medical Correspondent, reports what we had a preview of before — that this whole business of prohibitionists touting that marijuana has higher numbers … Continue reading →

A very nice interview with Dr. Lester Grinspoon at Mother Jones today. He talks about Marinol, Sativex, medical marijuana and the contrary pressures from pharmaceutical companies and patients regarding the legalization of marijuana. One of the most interesting parts: he … Continue reading →

Link From what I can tell, 21 year old Patrick Lee was tasered up to 19 times, plus police used pepper spray and other “physical force.” Two days later, he died of cardiac arrest. Blood testing at the hospital revealed … Continue reading →

Via NORML, Police arrested an estimated 771,608 persons for marijuana violations in 2004, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report, released today. The total is the highest ever recorded by the FBI, and comprised 44.2 percent … Continue reading →

Trinity College in Hartford, CT is hosting a drug conference this Friday and Saturday, organized by City Councilman Robert Painter. (See article in the Hartford Courant.) While the blurb on the conference page… The conference is organized to bring law … Continue reading →

Let those dopers be by former police chief Norm Stamper, in today’s LA Times. This is a must read. It is also a must-send, to all your discussion lists, to your friends. A bold plan for the legalization of all … Continue reading →