Author Archives: Pete Guither

Transform reports on an interesting development in Vietnam: Vietnam’s National Assembly is considering decriminalizing drug use, downgrading the personal use of illegal narcotics from a criminal offense to an administrative violation, a Vietnamese legislator said Friday. […] “Being addicted to … Continue reading →

You claim that it’s drugs that cause violence, not the drug war, so… Now that you’ve had decades to show results, with billions of dollars spent, can you show me some proof that there has been any reduction in violence … Continue reading →

Mike S. Adams recently had a baffling column over at TownHall.com: University Awards Criminal Justice Degree to Cocaine Dealer In a nutshell, one of his students at University of North Carolina-Wilmington was arrested for selling cocaine, spent several months in … Continue reading →

In the memory of Rachel Hoffman, her parents have established the Rachel Morningstar Foundation, the goal of which is to pass a law requiring legal advice to be sought before a civilian can consent to undercover work. They will also … Continue reading →

Apparently people are having complicated and heated discussions regarding how much marijuana a medical marijuana patient should be allowed to possess. I find it difficult to get very interested in that debate, although I understand that it’s important for the … Continue reading →

Art Hanger is a Member of Canadian Parliament and chairman of the House of Commons Justice Committee and he has written one of the most moronic OpEds I’ve read in some time. He’s complaining about the Canadian Supreme Court’s decision … Continue reading →

My Deep Thoughts page got picked up by StumbleUpon and then Reddit, drawing a large number of new visitors to the site. There’s a fairly good discussion in the Reddits comments. Welcome to any new folks who found their way … Continue reading →

He’s got an interesting idea. Every time some young person dies in a tragic situation, lawmakers seem to rush to make a law named after that youth that increases penalties or outlaws more things. Irv Hoffman, however, wants “Rachel’s Law” … Continue reading →

The ACLU has launched a new group blog: ACLU Blog of Rights. It appears to have some real potential, with a range of contributing writers that includes Glenn Greenwald, and with categories that includes drug law reform, among other anti-authoritarian … Continue reading →

“bullet” Radley Balko has more information on the Chesapeake raid. It’s not real pretty. “bullet” Department of the obvious. Authorities: Traffickers using highways to transport drugs “bullet” I wonder if this was the same highway… Truck Spills Tons of Oreos … Continue reading →