Author Archives: Pete Guither

This article is your fairly standard teens-have-the-most-fatal-car-accidents-exposÚ, and would not be of interest to me, except that Andrea Barthwell was quoted (as co-director of a physician-led group called End Needless Death On Our Roadways — an organization whose entire purpose … Continue reading →

Students for Sensible Drug Policy have put out this release: Lawyers for the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills have warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that students who are forced to take drug tests without consent as part of … Continue reading →

After the Supreme Court decision earlier this month, John Walters: “Today’s decision marks the end of medical marijuana as a political issue.” Not so fast, John. Yesterday, Rhode Island legislature passed their own medical marijuana bill. It passed the House … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times: The Bush administration and congressional allies are gearing up to renew a plan for drug eradication in Latin America despite some grim news: The $5.4 billion spent on the plan since 2000 has made no dent in … Continue reading →

Those who have followed Drug WarRant for awhile may remember me talking about Julie Falco, an MS patient in Illinois who testified on behalf of medical marijuana in the Illinois hearings. I got a chance to meet her then, and … Continue reading →

Action Alert! Contact your Representatives. Via NORML: NORML is pleased to announce the introduction of H.R. 3037, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2005, sponsored by Reps. Sam Farr (D-CA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Jim McDermott (D-WA), George Miller (D-CA) and … Continue reading →

My first reaction was to jump all over the story (which has been reported elsewhere) of DEA raids on medical marijuana operations in San Francisco (so quickly after the Supreme Court decision). Given the official stories of money laundering and … Continue reading →

OK, sometimes I just need a little entertainment, and a column comes along that does the trick very nicely. In this case, it’s an OpEd by former Niles Police Chief Ray Giovannelli in the Journal Online (Northwest Chicago Suburbs): How … Continue reading →

The action alert I gave yesterday has been rendered unnecessary, as the amendment has been withdrawn. Here’s a report from SSDP’s legislative director Ross Wilson: Today, we witnessed the frustrating nature of politics in Congress and how good policy proposals … Continue reading →

An article in the National Post, mostly discussing GW Pharmaceutical’s stock prospects (and it’s poor cash position) concluded with some interesting points about the future of the liquid form of marijuana called Sativex¬. But Evolution Securities’ Mr. Senior said there … Continue reading →