Author Archives: Pete Guither

Kudos to Representative Sam Farr. He had the same reaction to Mark Souder’s proposed “Safe and Effective Drug Act” as I did. According to today’s

Take the time to read Feds vs. Meds by Dean Kuipers. It’s worth it. A couple of months ago, I told you about a little known new law that allows people to challenge scientific information disseminated by federal agencies.æ The … Continue reading →

Mark Souder’s “Safe and Effective Drug Act” has been introduced in the House (see my post earlier this week). It’s HR-5429 The short description: To require the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop a meta-analysis of the available scientific … Continue reading →

So New York lawmakers finally voted to scale back (somewhat) the harsh Rockefeller drug laws, after years of hard work and lobbying by tons of dedicated drug policy reformers. Two longtime goals of drug law reformers — giving near-total sentencing … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft: Florida’s Judge Gregory Posnell refused to apply guidline sentences for a drug conviction that would have called for 188 months for a 24-year-old with thyroid cancer, based on drug stings involving $500. And he let us know how … Continue reading →

Some of my regular readers have had some difficulties lately. Comments have been moved to a new server, which hopefully will be much more robust, and some comments from the past couple of days may have been lost in the … Continue reading →

In the December, 2004 issue of Scientific American: “The Brain’s Own Marijuana: Research into natural chemicals that mimic marijuana’s effects in the brain could help to explain–and suggest treatments for–pain, anxiety, eating disorders, phobias and other conditions” by Roger A. … Continue reading →

A fun read: Radley Balko’s A Mania Called Horse. What is the new heroin? What isn’t? hysteria has become the heroin of talking heads

One of our favorite love-to-hate drug warriors is looking to propose a new bill. Here’s his letter: Dear Colleague, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has failed to educate the public against a dangerous drug whose dangers have been kept … Continue reading →

Mystery spraying in Afghanistan. Tomorrow’s New York Times article still has no answers as to who has been spraying opium poppy fields with toxic chemicals and destroying crops. Spraying has not been authorized by the Afghan government, and alternate crop … Continue reading →