Author Archives: Pete Guither

I am continually impressed with the work and energy of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Check out the latest from the Brown chapter’s Jesse Adams — this column in today’s campus newspaper. I heard it for the first time in … Continue reading →

Nice editorial in the Providence Journal about the HEA financial aid provision. We have many misgivings about the so-called war on drugs. But as long as it is being prosecuted, it should not hurt the drug-taking poor more than the … Continue reading →

Well, we haven’t gotten Osama yet, but the federal government has Steve Tuck in custody. What can I tell you about this terrorist? I didn’t know much about him until recently (and what I do know is still a bit … Continue reading →

Via Cannabis News: Washington, D.C. — The FBI, famous for its straight-laced crime-fighting image, is considering whether to relax its hiring rules over how often applicants could have used marijuana or other illegal drugs earlier in life. Some senior FBI … Continue reading →

Thanks to Tim Meehan. Info at Drug Sense A major new French study of drugs and driving concludes that cannabis poses a much lesser risk of fatal accidents than alcohol, according to a report in the journal LibÚration. The study … Continue reading →

A big thanks to Mark for “This is Burning Man” from my Amazon wish list! I hope to go someday, but in the meantime I’ll enjoy Brian Doherty’s book.

This is just silly. Via the always excellent >Drug Sense Weekly: Cannabis Smoking Leads To Criminality, Judge Tells Arsonist A judge issued a warning about what he believes to be a clear link between cannabis and crime when jailing a … Continue reading →

Casey gently reminded me today that I hadn’t talked about Gonzales v. Oregon. [For those unaware of the case: Oregon passed a law allowing physicians, at the request of terminally ill patients in certain circumstances, to prescribe a specific drug … Continue reading →

Remember that Loretta Nall has announced that she’s running for Governor of Alabama? Well, I know some of you are saying, “Yeah, but it’s not like she has a chance or anything — and the press will just dismiss her … Continue reading →

Check out the beginning of this AP article: PUERTO ARTURO, Colombia – Cocaine is killing the great nature parks of Colombia. Government spraying of coca plant killer is driving growers and traffickers out of their usual territory into national parks … Continue reading →