Author Archives: Pete Guither

“bullet” Ryan Grim notes that dog-killing Prince George’s County police, already completely lacking in credibility may be in more hot water — this time for killing a human. “bullet” Stephen Colbert’s Top 7 Drug Moments “bullet” Los Angeles Times on … Continue reading →

It really is heartening to see the incredible degree to which drug policy sanity has spread throughout those who are internet-capable (especially when you think about the fact that that is where the population is heading). Two recent examples, where … Continue reading →

Mary Anastasia O’Grady has previously shown a willingness in the Wall Street Journal OpEd pages to recognize the damaging effect of prohibition on the stability in Mexico. She does so even more explicitly in today’s OpEd: Mexico Pays the Price … Continue reading →

Every now and then, I hear a common argument (from someone who partially supports drug policy reform) that goes something like this: I agree that marijuana should be legalized — it’s really less harmful than many legal substances. But I’m … Continue reading →

Last year, David Krahl worked for Calvina Fay as deputy director of the Drug Free America Foundation, lobbying against medical marijuana. Seems he’s learned a few things since then. Now, he’s ready to lobby for allowing medicinal use of marijuana, … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, I talked about the judge who kicked off a juror for questioning the law. Well, Thomas R. Eddlem was the juror that got kicked off and who ended up sparking a 40 page justification by … Continue reading →

“bullet” Kingsley Guy: Drug policy has failed Is the push to legalize marijuana in Florida for medical use a legitimate attempt to eliminate pain and suffering, or a thinly-veiled effort by unreconstructed hippies to legally get high? I don’t know, … Continue reading →

Every time we have a drug war shooting of innocent people (or even of those whose only fault is to break drug laws), we inevitably hear the litany of apologists for these unconscionable drug war tactics blaming the death on … Continue reading →

Via Tim Lynch at Cato blog comes the story of a juror in a cocaine case. Shortly after deliberations began, the jury sent a note to the judge saying that one of the jurors was concerned about the legitimacy of … Continue reading →

Coming to your town soon… Officers armed with military rifles have been stopping and questioning passers-by in a neighborhood plagued by violence that’s been under a 24-hour curfew for a week. On Tuesday, the Helena-West Helena City Council voted 9-0 … Continue reading →