Author Archives: Pete Guither

Amazing news, and about time! From the New York Tribune: April 1, 2005. WASHINGTON DC: President Bush today announced the administration’s decision to change the classification of cannabis (marijuana) under Controlled Substances Act (CSA) scheduling. While there had been some … Continue reading →

While waiting for the Supreme Court decision in Raich, it’s still fun to do a little speculating. So I was interested to read Mike’s post at the Ashcroft v Raich category of the Crime and Federalism blog, discussing the government’s … Continue reading →

One of yesterday’s entries on the drug czar’s blog: The Red Lake Shooter and Drugs Some disturbing content on the Red Lake shooter’s blog has come to light. Jeff Weise, the teenager who allegedly shot and killed 9 people at … Continue reading →

The Las Vegas Review Journal is justifiably suspicious about this atrocity: Editorial: Metro cop planted drugs in suspect’s car Sheriff says suspensions will suffice While officers were in the process of arresting local resident Mark Lilly last July on suspicion … Continue reading →

Check out this excellent rebuttal at Hit and Run to yesterday’s stupid New York Times article on medical marijuana. Yesterday, in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s imminent decision in Ashcroft v. Raich, the medical marijuana case, The New York Times … Continue reading →

Dan Hurley’s article tomorrow in the New York times is a strange, unbalanced article about medical marijuana, giving a lot of space to opponents, and then claiming there isn’t enough “clinical” evidence to support medical marijuana. The problem is that … Continue reading →

Via Hit and Run comes this bizarre factoid presented by Lorraine Turchansky in the Canadian Press Up to 50 per cent of users can be addicted after the first dose of crystal meth… What does that mean? Up to 50 … Continue reading →

Are We Losing the War on Drugs? An Analytic Assessment of U.S. Drug Policy By David Boyum and Peter Reuter American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (Released March 25, 2005) How Goes the “War on Drugs”? An Assessment of … Continue reading →

This editorial in the Sentinel and Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA): More cops needed to win drug war It’s an editorial that calls for a strong stance in the drug war and calls for more money to be spent to win it. … Continue reading →

“bullet” Mexico: Arizona Daily Star Mexico is mobilizing 6,400 soldiers next week to its northern states in response to a vicious drug war that has left nearly 200 people dead this year, officials said. … Using Humvees, four-wheel-drive trucks and … Continue reading →