Author Archives: Pete Guither

Drug arrest goes haywire Drug bust in a Wal-Mart parking lot at 1:30 in the afternoon with shots fired, cop cars ramming cop cars and overall chaos and mayhem. Can you count the number of things that went wrong here? … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, I gently chided Mary O’Grady for not being as direct with her conclusions about the need to end prohibition as she seemed to want to be in her recent Wall Street Journal column. While I … Continue reading →

“bullet” Tom Ammiano (who sponsored the bill to legalize marijuana in California) in the SFGate: What if California could raise hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue to preserve vital state services without any tax increase? And what if … Continue reading →

The Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts writes of his discussions with young people about marijuana and decriminalization. He says We should never have reduced the criminal penalties associated with the possession of marijuana. And so what are the reasons for … Continue reading →

Link Narcotics officers in a two-county drug force in North Carolina were serving a warrant on a suspected marijuana dealer. After a hot, tiring day searching the house — and while waiting for the truck to load up the seized … Continue reading →

Drug Sweeps At Schools Applauded As Deterrent Before police officers with drug-sniffing dogs scoured the halls at Mount Vernon High School on Tuesday, students were given a five-minute warning to come clean. A few handed over prescription and over-the-counter medications … Continue reading →

I have been heartened by the incredible work and growth of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. It gives me hope for the future in the development of a base of young drug policy reform activists. And then I see an … Continue reading →

An open letter to the President: Obama, you’re no stranger to the bong. [Via Reason]

Is there not a point in this endless drug war where the absurdity reaches a level of critical mass? A man was been arrested after police said he used counterfeit money to purchase fake OxyContin pills from an undercover officer. … Continue reading →

The Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady has, in the past, demonstrated an understanding of the economics of the drug war — usually, unfortunately, without taking that final step in proposing the solution (she dances around it). Today’s OpEd is … Continue reading →