Author Archives: Pete Guither

Sometimes an article shows up that is so bad, so ignorant, or so blatant in its lies that you just can’t help marveling while you read it. This was published in The Columbian: Long before today’s extremely potent strains of … Continue reading →

Check out Loretta Nall’s new U.S. Marijuana Party Blog.

I’ve talked a couple of times about the offensive DEA museum exhibit that’s currently on display in Times Square in New York (and opened, of course, on September 11): Target America: Drug Traffickers, Terrorists and You (See my earlier posts … Continue reading →

Ignorant Congressman Mark Souder threatens Canada. From CTV An influential U.S. Congressman is predicting a trade slowdown if Canada decriminalizes marijuana possession. “I believe there’ll be more searches at the border both coming and going from Canada, which hurts our … Continue reading →

I’ve neglected following up on the new Tulia due to other distractions, but it’s been well covered by the other drug policy blogs. Grits for Breakfast continues to be all over the story. Be sure to read The Usual Suspects … Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft. I’m a big fan of Durbin. He’s one of my senators and generally smart on drug and crime issues. He introduced the Truth in Trials Act to recognize the validity of state medical marijuana laws. If you want … Continue reading →

Thanks to Cyndy in comments, comes this news: The Ann Arbor City Attorney, Stephen Postema, has declared that the medical marijuana measure which passed with a 74% majority is “invalid”, according to the Ann Arbor News, and Police Chief Dan … Continue reading →

At Salon: Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to use his five-year term as Afghanistan’s first elected president to crack down on warlords and the country’s booming drug economy. Hey, Hamid. What other economy do you have? Maybe you should think about … Continue reading →

Having parlayed his election loss to a dead man into a top federal job and a national attack on personal liberty, Attorney General Ashcroft is now tired and is likely to step down. Names that have been floated in recent … Continue reading →

Link Proposal C will waive fines for medical marijuana patients and their caregivers who receive the recommendation of a physician or other qualified health professional to use marijuana for medical treatment. The proposal also changes the current law in Ann … Continue reading →