Author Archives: Pete Guither

Thanks to Scott for pointing out this delightful ditty (mp3 file), which includes the lyrics: We can’t find Bin Laden and we’re stuck in Iraq but we got Tommy Chong under key and lock. Tommy Chong. Serving 9 months in … Continue reading →

Via Last One Speaks — a story that both of us missed when it happened — fortunately the ACLU is on top of it: DENVER — The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a lawsuit against the Denver … Continue reading →

Check out ProtectLiveMusic.org a project of the Drug Policy Alliance. It’s a good awareness site of some of the drug laws in particular that are targeting the music industry (just as Anslinger targeted musicians in the early days of criminalization). … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, John Ashcroft’s ” Justice” Department asked the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Raich vs. Ashcroft, which found that the federal ban does not apply to those who use cannabis for medical … Continue reading →

Wow! In today’s Chicago Sun Times, by Neil Steinberg: We’ve Lost War on Drugs, Must We Lose Our Rights? Next week in Washington, D.C., opening arguments begin in a federal lawsuit that you might not have heard about. A few … Continue reading →

Excellent OpEd in yesterday’s Cincinnati Post by Paul Armentano: Imagine if it was against the law to drive home after consuming a single glass of wine at dinner.æ Now imagine it was against the law to do so after having … Continue reading →

This one cracked me up. Last One Speaks was covering the fact that Jamaica and Cuba have apparently been hoodwinked by our government into thinking asset forfeiture is smart government (!), and one of the quotes included: As the US … Continue reading →

I just received this from Americans for Safe Access: San Jose, CA.  Eighteen months after a brutal DEA raid on a medical marijuana collective in Santa Cruz, California, the seriously ill collective members finally got the protection from future raids … Continue reading →

Today might be a day to read something fun, so I thought I’d point out one of my older satire articles — if you’re a recent visitor to Drug WarRant, you may not have seen this before. So move ahead … Continue reading →

From the Sun News in Myrtle Beach, SC: You have to admire the gumption of the U.S.æ Drug Enforcement Administration and its associates in the Horry County, Atlantic Beach and North Myrtle Beach police departments.æ Officers from the agencies came … Continue reading →