Author Archives: Pete Guither

Well, the Cato Unbound series on Responsible Drug Use has concluded. To recap, here are some of my earlier posts on the series. Jonathan Caulkins is Tired of the Legalization Debate Jacob Sullum continues the discussion In Search of Free … Continue reading →

The Post came out with an editorial today on Salvia: Meet — or Don’t Meet — Salvia Remember, this is one of those solutions in search of a problem. Most people who use Salvia never want to again. It has … Continue reading →

I just watched a Simpsons re-run called Mona Leaves-a. Now I know that the Simpsons is a cartoon and I don’t expect writer Joel H. Cohen to care a bit about the scientific accuracy of… anything. Still, for anybody watching … Continue reading →

Link Sec. 10. Increase in Statutory Limit on the Public Debt. Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof $11,315,000,000,000. … Continue reading →

George Michael has been cautioned for drug possession after being arrested at a notorious meeting place for gay men. The 45-year-old pop star was reportedly caught with a small amount of cannabis and crack cocaine on Hampstead Heath in North … Continue reading →

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has a planned billboard campaign proclaiming “Say ‘No!’ to Pot… roast.” Now is the perfect time to run our billboard warning folks that pot roast is far more hazardous to their health … Continue reading →

Link The federal New Democrats have lost their second pro-marijuana B.C. candidate in a matter of days. Vancouver-Quadra candidate Kirk Tousaw, a lawyer and former campaign director for the B.C. Marijuana Party, resigned Friday afternoon. […] Marijuana advocate Dana Larsen … Continue reading →

Massachusetts is considering a mild decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana, so the drug warriors are out in force, lining up to proclaim disaster and the end of the world, as they seek to protect their piece of the drug … Continue reading →

“bullet” Ironic legislation: On Wednesday night, the House passed a resolution praising the legalization of alcohol. Co-sponsored by Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak, the resolution comes 75 years after the ratification of the 21st Amendment re-legalized alcohol. The resolution notes that … Continue reading →

The “Conversation” part of the Cato Unbound series we’ve been discussing has taken off in the past couple of days, with the following flurry of responses: » Comments on Integrating Use into Life, Civil Disobedience by Jonathan Caulkins (which I … Continue reading →