Author Archives: Pete Guither

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which … Continue reading →

“bullet” Norm Stamper in Huffington Post: Progressives Push Against Drug War: Will Dems Listen? The lesson here? While many of our elected representatives privately support serious changes to our failed drug laws, they believe they are alone. They think if … Continue reading →

My show — “The Living Canvas: Nocturne” — opens tonight at National Pastime Theater in Chicago (4139 N. Broadway). Thirteen performers, clothed only in intense projected images, tell the story of one man’s journey back through the dreamscapes and fairy … Continue reading →

I think I’ve finally figured it out. Apparently, in the UK, the position of “coroner” is a make-work position given to the mentally challenged to make them feel useful. It clearly isn’t a real job. Once or twice a year, … Continue reading →

George Monbiot, has a column in the Guardian: Yes, Addicts Need Help. But All You Casual Cocaine Users Want Locking Up It’s a piece with some really good stuff, but you have to hunt for it. He starts out by … Continue reading →

The latest in drug news – a federal advisory panel has recommended a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, and also reducing the highest allowed dose of acetaminophen, due to excessively high instances of liver damage and fatal overdoses. My reaction … Continue reading →

Worth noting: NORML makes a point about the upcoming legalization debate that should be obvious, but about which reformers will need to be vigilant. Allowing for the legal, personal cultivation of cannabis provides consumers with the option to grow their … Continue reading →

Junk science exposed again. It doesn’t matter how good the scientific research is… it is still junk science if it results in implied conclusions, particularly when they are publicized based on political opportunism rather than waiting to follow through to … Continue reading →

Can you imagine such a thing? Via Tom Angell… The Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed a bill to create a nine-member study commission to ask these and other questions: “Whether and to what extent Rhode Island youth have access to … Continue reading →

It was just the sort of good news the British military in Helmand needed. Soldiers engaged in Operation Panther’s Claw, the huge assault against insurgent strongholds last week, had discovered a record-breaking haul of more than 1.3 tonnes of poppy … Continue reading →