Author Archives: Pete Guither

Today, I ask you to do more than read this blog. This is a day to take action. In a coordinated effort, drug reform groups are asking people to contact their Congressional Representatives today and ask for their support of … Continue reading →

In tomorrow’s Washington Post: Judge Voids Law Against Drug Ads On Metro A federal law aimed at keeping advertisements critical of national drug policy out of Metro stations and bus shelters illegally chills free speech and cannot stand, a federal … Continue reading →

I have never liked federally funded drug task forces — for a lot of reasons, including dangerous tactics and a lack of accountability. Now, the ACLU of Texas has given me another reason to dislike drug task forces, in their … Continue reading →

Jim at Vice Squad has a post about the historically volatile issue of crack babies and notes that the May 26, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provides a new study that looks at cocaine-exposed infants … Continue reading →

It’s really, really bad law and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal reports that it’s about to get some constitutional scrutiny at the state level. A new law aimed at so-called drugged drivers is facing constitutional challenges as the first prosecutions under the … Continue reading →

An interesting release came out about 2 weeks ago from Hemptown Clothing: Hemptown Clothing Inc., a leading provider of environmentally responsible clothing, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada … Continue reading →

Adam J. Smith of Progressive Capitalist has a very interesting post on recent moves to have the FDA assume regulatory control over tobacco. In part: We live in a society in which most “recreational” drugs are prohibited. That is to … Continue reading →

From the AP: Michael Badnarik, a computer programmer from Texas, won the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination on Sunday. Badnarik, 49, of Austin, defeated former Hollywood movie producer Aaron Russo on the convention’s third ballot, after former radio host Gary Nolan, … Continue reading →

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish art exhibit featuring cannabis plants may have to be canceled after police confiscated the plants in a drugs bust. The exhibition, due to open on Saturday in the university town of Lund and titled “Counterclockwise … Continue reading →

The Bureau of Justice Statistics will be releasing a report this afternoon regarding prison population in the U.S. from June 2002-June 2003 (the most recent period studied). Some “highlights:” The nation’s prisons and jails held 2,078,570 men and women on … Continue reading →