Author Archives: Pete Guither

We helped train some of these criminals as part of the effort to go after drug lords. We made criminal drug trade profitable. We’re not only losing the drug war, we are fueling violence through prohibition. Link NUEVO LAREDO – … Continue reading →

Link No need to track down drug traffickers or deal with the hard work of ripping up plants in the fields of Afghanistan. Opium is so plentiful in that country, that the DEA could pick up 20,000 pounds of it … Continue reading →

Kirk Tousaw has a good overview at Cannabis Culture on the future proceedings in the Marc Emery case. Here’s the real interesting part: When it comes time for the Canadian courts to decide on the extradition: One of the key … Continue reading →

In the London Free Press: America Targets Emery The arrest of Canadian pot activist Marc Emery is being used to advance the agenda of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a London friend charges. “Someone needed to made an example of … Continue reading →

Link “The drug czar has blood on his hands for blocking the humane and medical use of cannabis for sick, disabled and dying people,” Kubby said. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum properly points out the hysteria behind the latest unfounded crack baby: the meth baby. He quotes from an open letter from physicians and drug treatment specialists: Despite the lack of a medical or scientific basis for the use … Continue reading →

I’m out of town and missed the news until today, but as the many contributors who wrote me said… this needs to be posted: Link EMERY EMPIRE RAIDED AT REQUEST OF UNITED STATES Cannabis activist and two others arrested By … Continue reading →

This is nothing new — something I’ve railed about for some time as it relates to drug task forces here in the states, but this article from Canada just kind of drove me a little nuts. It was a drug … Continue reading →

Make sure you read Radley Balko’s latest at Fox: Justice Often Served by Jury Nullification The doctrine of jury nullification (search) rests on two truths about the American criminal justice system: (1) Jurors can never be punished for the verdict … Continue reading →

Via NORML’s ezine comes this ruling: (I’m quoting extensively, because it’s pretty important) Traverse City, MI: The presence of cannabis’ primary metabolite, THC-COOH, is insufficient evidence of impairment to warrant a conviction under the state’s “zero tolerance” per se drugged … Continue reading →