Author Archives: Pete Guither

“bullet” His Last War — by Jeff Prince. “David Noblett — and dozens of other patients — just wanted their doctor back.” A powerful must-read. “bullet” Scott Morgan’s tearing it up. Read The Amazing Gigantic Missing Heroin Stash and The … Continue reading →

Shannon Kari in the National Post: Candidates Still Believe Crime Pays It has become a Canadian election campaign staple that politicians will tell the public the justice system is broken and changes are needed to crack down on crime, even … Continue reading →

Cincinnati is trying to figure out why their homicide rate is up this year. Police say cutting the supply of illegal drugs may be the cause locally. The national cocaine supply out of Latin America is dwindling due to tighter … Continue reading →

Via Doug Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy comes Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic with The McCain Comeback Plan: Taxes, Crime, Associations And Real Reform where he suggests that one of the McCain tactics will be: 2. Obama’s record on … Continue reading →

Every time I think I’ve heard every low-down, stupid, mean, insane, or evil story that could possibly come out of the drug war, I get another surprise. I’ve known Mona online for awhile. She’s been a vocal opponent of the … Continue reading →

Margret Kopala, The Ottawa Citizen, with her article: How to win the drug war There has been little mention in this election campaign of the most pernicious evil of our time. Yet recent reports from a UN agency leave little … Continue reading →

The Big Question: Is it time the world forgot about cannabis in its war against drugs? Very interesting article by Michael McCarthy. It asks most of the right questions and actually talks about the costs of prohibition! Now, my goal … Continue reading →

This Fall in Canada, the Supreme Court will decide whether trash is private. In the United States we gave up our trash privacy 20 years ago in California v. Greenwood, one of many instances where the Supreme Court found a … Continue reading →

Lots going on in the world. Here’s some catch-up from this week. “bullet” Cannabis less harmful than drinking, smoking: report. Sure, we know that. But it’s always nice to have studies confirm tell us anyway. The Beckley Foundation, a charity … Continue reading →

Zogby poll Three in four likely voters (76%) believe the U.S. war on drugs is failing, a sentiment that cuts across the political spectrum — including the vast majority of Democrats (86%), political independents (81%), and most Republicans (61%). There … Continue reading →