Author Archives: Pete Guither

Well, that’s something, at least… LIMA, Ohio – In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Lima woman by a police sergeant, community members agreed the police department needed to get back to talking to residents and getting to … Continue reading →

I’ve got a huge presentation to prepare by Wednesday morning, so I have no time to blog, but here are a couple of things to discuss… “bullet” Charlie Lynch’s sentencing has been postponed U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu … Continue reading →

The notion of change in the air just won’t go away… and it’s great. An excellent article in the Toronto Star: A Fresh Approach Could this be Armistice Day for America’s decades-long war on drugs? Not quite. Not yet, at … Continue reading →

Mark Kleiman, despite his support for prohibition in many forms, has, for quite some time, advocated limited legalization of marijuana, on a “grow-your-own” plan. Here’s one mention of it from earlier this year: So I continue to favor a “grow … Continue reading →

“bullet” Harold Pollack in the New Republic: Obama’s Odd Drug Control Plan: Appoint Qualified People “bullet” Rogue Police Narcotics Squad in Philly Terrorizing Immigrant Grocers via Radley Balko. Yes, this will get your blood boiling, and yet, it’s sadly… familiar. … Continue reading →

“bullet” The full video of the Cato Institute forum The Politics and Science of Medical Marijuana, (featuring Donald Abrams, M.D., Director of Clinical Programs, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California; Robert DuPont, M.D., President, Institute for Behavior and … Continue reading →

“bullet” Via Grits for Breakfast is coverage of the premiere of American Violet – a feature film that fictionally portrays the case of Regina Kelly, who was swept up in a Texas drug bust in Hearne, Texas by a rogue … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft Rep. Maxine Waters has introduced H. R. 1466: Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009 To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major. Some great statements made in the … Continue reading →

It’s been over 4 years since Cheryl Noel was shot to death by cops in her bedroom. (My first coverage here.) There’s no doubt that Cheryl was a Drug War Victim, but there were a lot of unanswered questions, and … Continue reading →

Cato Unbound has another good debate going on: Behind Bars in the Land of the Free It leads off with Glenn Loury (whose work on race and incarceration I’ve talked about before), who has an excellent essay: A Nation of … Continue reading →