Author Archives: Pete Guither

The Guardian (UK) has an article (that joins dozens I’ve seen around the world recently) questioning the continuance of the drug war as it has existed. Cocaine production surge unleashes wave of violence in Latin America Almost all those interviewed … Continue reading →

Big thanks to NORMLinFL in comments for pointing us to Congressional Research Service Report RL33211: Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies by Mark Eddy, Domestic Social Policy Division, November 10, 2008. CRS reports are compilations and … Continue reading →

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security is planning hearings on southern border violence (ie, the drug war). And now there are some House Hearings as well that may come up in the next week as well. Commenter Pat Rogers is … Continue reading →

I’ve always thought of Al Roker’s DEA as a form of drug war pornography. But apparently, it’s just soft-core porn compared to Chris Ryan’s Elite Police (DVD out on Monday) And they‰re about ‹knock down the doorŠ of a cocaine-making … Continue reading →

Lots of good reading today “bullet” Marijuana’s Manhattan Project — fascinating five-page article about a couple of medical marijuana entrepreneurs who, at some risk, are developing lab testing protocols for medical marijuana to improve growing safety and to provide better … Continue reading →

The Economist has come out with another series of powerhouse features on the drug war “bullet” Dealing with Drugs: On the trail of the traffickers This article is mostly a detailed review of the situation in Mexico, complete with the … Continue reading →

So this is how we spread democracy… Mrs. Mary Carlin Yates, a former United States Ambassador to Ghana, has asked journalists to assist traditional chiefs, fishermen and the security agencies to fight the illicit drug trade, […] Mrs Yates said … Continue reading →

“bullet” Illinois: Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill Passes House Committee for the First Time Ever, 4-3 “bullet” Minnesota: Senate Committee Passes Medical Marijuana, 4-3

Wallace Gilby Craig writes in the North Shore News (Vancouver): Drug Legalization Lobby Lacks Business Plan I don’t know who this guy is, but the depth of his stupidity is truly astonishing. But according to our local drug-legalization crowd, led … Continue reading →

False Positive Drug Tests Exposed – National Press Club [thanks, Tom]