Author Archives: Pete Guither

I’ve talked here about Alaskan courts and their sensible approch to possession of 4 ounces or less of marijuana in your own home (if you haven’t read that first post, take a moment to do so — the judge’s comments … Continue reading →

Residents of Eugene, Oregon have filed a suit for $25,500 in damages, plus punitive and other damages. A lawsuit over a controversial 2002 drug raid in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood claims that police lied to persuade a judge to give them … Continue reading →

Fortunately, no one died in this one. Teresa Guiler and James Elliott, who are in their 50s, were home watching television when the masked men stormed into the house. Guiler, whose arm was in a sling from a previous injury, … Continue reading →

Mobilizing Activists and Students for Hemp (M.A.S.H.) is a registered student organization at Illinois State University, and they now have a spiffy new web site. I am their somewhat neglectful faculty advisor, finding myself too often busy working on this … Continue reading →

“bullet” Last One Speaks has: The story of a victory in the fight against the Rockefeller Drug Laws. Reformer David Soares won the primary for Albany’s district attorney overwhelmingly in a race that appeared to be in large part a … Continue reading →

George Soros has lodged a formal complaint against Speaker Dennis Hastert before the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. (This is for Hastert’s ridiculous innuendo on national television that Soros received funding from drug cartels.) Josh Marshall has the … Continue reading →

This one was a bit depressing. The Senate race is easy: Sowell is the clear choice over Shelby. I’ve mentioned this race before. The House races were tougher. Every single House incumbent from Alabama, regardless of party, voted against the … Continue reading →

I have often railed against the notion of drug task forces on this blog. These entities (often combining local, state and federal officers) are dangerous to peaceful American citizens and have structures that often lead to corruption and lack of … Continue reading →

Just a reminder that there is a Guest Rants section in this blog. “bullet” The newest addition is The American Inquisition by Ian MacLeod. Ian has been a chronic pain patient as well as having medical training and background, so … Continue reading →

In tomorrow’s New York Times: Long Term in Drug Case Fuels Debate on Sentencing Weldon H. Angelos, a 25-year-old producer of rap records, will be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Salt Lake City for selling several hundred dollars in … Continue reading →