Author Archives: Pete Guither

______, who says she is a friend of the Noel family, wrote to say how appalled she was at most of the news coverage of the Cheryl Noel tragedy. She has written a letter to the Dundalk Eagle (the one … Continue reading →

Medical Marijuana is back in the Legislature in Illinois. HB 407 has been introduced in the House of Representatives, sponsored by Representative Larry McKeon. Creates the Medical Cannabis Act. Provides that a person who has been diagnosed by a physician … Continue reading →

I was working on a post about a billboard that was put up in my town, but then it came down after a very short time. Could it be that others here found it as offensive as I did? This … Continue reading →

[Sadly, another one to add to my Drug War Victims page] Cheryl Noel, 44, was shot to death by police in her upstairs bedroom last Friday. Details of the raid are just now fully surfacing, and there are still more … Continue reading →

Kaptinemo always has good comments, and got me going with this one Pete, there’s another dimension to your comment, one that I am sure you’ve thought about from time to time: why has the veracity of the prohib’s blather never, … Continue reading →

Link. Police were chasing a truancy suspect and entered the unlocked garage of an extremely popular High School science teacher, finding marijuana plants and bags of marijuana. The teacher came home and said: “Well, I’ve been growing the marijuana in … Continue reading →

Jacob Sullum has a nice recap of the Illinois v. Caballes Supreme Court ruling. It’s been heartening to see the amount of negative reaction to the ruling around the web. At the same time, it was depressing to hear two … Continue reading →

From an audit of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (Louisiana): The Sheriff’s Office’s DARE Scholarship fund had $8,978 in “inappropriate expenditures” including $181 in liquor expense at a $595 dinner party for 25 people, according to the audit. [Thanks to … Continue reading →

“bullet” King County Bar Association (Seattle) Calls for Legal, Regulated Drug Markets In a resolution adopted Wednesday, the King County Bar Association (Seattle) has declared war on prohibition. The KCBA called for “a new framework of state-level regulatory control over … Continue reading →

The News-Hearld, which purports to be “serving Northeast Ohio” has this drivel to offer: Mention the word “war” and you can easily start one of your own. Nationally, the topic is as controversial and as volatile as any in our … Continue reading →