Author Archives: Pete Guither

This is old news now, but I wanted to at least weigh in on the “news” that Kate Moss used cocaine. A surprise to absolutely nobody, yet somehow requiring shocked horror as a reaction. As far as I’m concerned, the … Continue reading →

Make no mistake about it. Senator Richard Durbin is one of the good guys, and I’m proud to have him as my Senator. He was the only one to stand up to DEA head Karen Tandy in her confirmation hearing … Continue reading →

Libby has been blogging up a storm recently, with some great stuff on the Senlis Council, the Salon article on the Utah attack, the effectiveness of meth reaction laws, and DEA delays.

… or how much to believe, but in a special to the World Tribune.com: Cannabis new drug of choice to finance Al Qaida ABU DHABI — Saudi security sources said Sunni insurgents have been smuggling illegal drugs from Iraq to … Continue reading →

Regular readers of this site have heard me complain ad nauseum about the delaying tactics of the federal government to prevent even the proper investigation of medical marijuana. Here’s a chance for you to get your Representatives into the act … Continue reading →

I mentioned this case briefly back in July. As part of a drug sting, police in Great Barrington, MA lured and arrested 19 young people for selling drugs (most were first time offenders and many were for small amounts of … Continue reading →

The historically conservative Reader’s Digest comes through with Petty Crime, Outrageous Punishment by Carl M. Cannon. The article goes after the three-strikes law, but includes a lot more mandatory minimum madness, including this amazing story: A Florida welfare mom, Clyburn … Continue reading →

You may recall that Boulder City Attorney Dave Olsen wants to seize the home of 56-year-old Cynthia Warren for her misdemeanor charge of growing 6 marijuana plants (see here and here). The editorials in the papers have been slamming Olsen. … Continue reading →

After five years of unprecedented runaway spending (that has almost made LBJ look fiscally conservative), a group of Republican House members apparently finally looked at our credit card statements. It all came to a boil when they were trying to … Continue reading →

Via News of the Weed: The Times Online (UK) published a reefer-madness article by Will Iredale and Holly Watt on Sunday: Mental problems soar among children using cannabis. The number of children treated for mental disorders caused by smoking cannabis … Continue reading →