Author Archives: Pete Guither

I asked you to act on this on June 4. We’re asking again, because it looks like a vote may take place on Wednesday or Thursday. A major coordinated effort is taking place to make a victory happen. It can … Continue reading →

I saw this man drying cocaine in a soccer field in the middle of town… and then I saw this man bartering his cocaine base for toilet paper and food in this grocery store… If you want to get a … Continue reading →

With that headline, you might think I’m trolling for search engine traffic, but I do have a point. Via the Volokh Conspiracy, I’ve learned of an article a month ago by Glenn Reynolds titled Teen Sex and Media Hype. While … Continue reading →

In today’s Salt Lake Tribune comes a story that makes me do something truly rare … …praise the government for something they’re doing in the drug war. Now, before you get all concerned for my mental health, I’d better point … Continue reading →

Marijuana prohibition is unique among American criminal laws. No other law is both enforced so widely and harshly and yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the populace. This quote is from the cover story in the new … Continue reading →

This story in the Miami Herald: Two years after approving the use of drug-sniffing dogs, Broward County schools may have another narcotic-fighting weapon: an aerosol spray that detects residue on school desks or backpacks, similar to bomb-detection equipment used in … Continue reading →

“bullet” TalkLeft points us to Volunteer Committee of Lawyers (VCL): Co-founded by former Attorney General Elliott Richardson, “the VCL seeks to promote, within and by the legal profession, informed discussion about the objectives of the drug war and its costs … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court has decided to consider Ashcroft v. Raich. For details on the case, see my original post on the victory in the 9th Circuit. Basically this boils down to a challenge of the federal government’s ability to interfere … Continue reading →

In Saturday’s Washington Post: Blessing Marijuana for Mercy’s Sake The United Methodist Church, the Union for Reform Judaism, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, the Episcopal Church, the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America … Continue reading →

Dear Michael Moore, Congratulations on breaking all sorts of records with the opening weekend of your film Fahrenheit 9/11. You’re opinionated and controversial, and you’ve clearly found out how to make that combination work. Not everyone likes you or agrees … Continue reading →