Author Archives: Pete Guither

This was a sick, disgusting, and offensive exhibit when the DEA opened it last September in Dallas. “We worked closely with the New York Police Department and the Port Authority to go to Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill … Continue reading →

“bullet” Nikkie at ViceSquad has a couple of posts to check out: Substitution Effect about the latest statistical nonsense from the Department of Health and Human Services, and Let’s Ban Driver’s Licenses about new “study” that shows that driver’s licenses … Continue reading →

I enjoyed speaking at the festival today. Great day for it, and it was nice to see/hear some other speakers talking about civil liberties and drug war-related areas. If you’re a new visitor, please take a moment to say Hi … Continue reading →

“bullet” You may remember back in July that the Justice Department was trying to get libraries to destroy a series of documents related to asset forfeiture. Seems the Justice Department didn’t want people to know their legal rights. Well, that … Continue reading →

TalkLeft posted about the case currently in a District Court in Utah (and Orin Kerr at Volokh Conspiracy discusses it some more). Basically it involves cases where the police swipe your front door knob and test it for microscopic traces … Continue reading →

For those of you in Central Illinois, I’m going to be one of the featured speakers at a free festival tomorrow on the Illinois State University quad. The event is called “Who’s Left” and it’s a day-long progressive activism festival, … Continue reading →

From Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (with assistance from NORML and DRCNet): Since its inception, our organization has campaigned against a 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act that denies federal financial aid to anyone convicted of a drug-related … Continue reading →

Rich Rawlings with the Illinois Marijuana Party tells us that Illinois H.B. 4868 — a bill creating The Medical Cannabis Act will be discussed in subcommittee on October 4. If you live in Illinois and one of the following Subcommittee … Continue reading →

From the Columbia Journalism Review, a piece by Mariah Blake: The Damage Done. It started in fourth grade when his teacher asked him to read aloud. Antwaun stammered, then went silent. “He can’t read because he’s a crack baby,” jeered … Continue reading →

Here are a number of things I’ve gotten from the drug policy reform community that I hadn’t gotten around to yet, and probably deserved posts of their own. Check them out. “bullet” Run Ricky Run: Football, Pot and Pain by … Continue reading →