Author Archives: Pete Guither

The United States is going to spend in excess of $1 million in a trial to prove that Ricardo Palmera was a drug dealer, despite the fact that Palmera is already in jail for the maximum possible and he would … Continue reading →

Bill Clinton admits ‘regret’ on crack cocaine sentencing In a keynote address last week at a University of Pennsylvania symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Kerner Commission report on the causes of racial disturbances in the 1960s, Bill Clinton … Continue reading →

Transform got a leaked copy of a restricted media briefing — the spin that the U.K. Home Office will be using to defend their drug strategy. It’s the standard litany of drug warrior fact-free propaganda talking points, aimed at “answering” … Continue reading →

“bullet” Give drugs away for free. That’s the idea in A Modest Proposal for the War on Drugs by Demonsthenes (a somewhat flip approach but with some understanding of the economics of drug policy). “bullet” Prozac doesn’t work say scientists. … Continue reading →

The Daily Telegraph: It surfaces each summer — in fly-by-night rickety booths at county fairs and amusement parks while police turn a blind eye. For a mere handful of change, even the youngest of children can get their fix. It’s … Continue reading →

Via Paul Armentano at the NORML blog… This has it all: Sensationalism, scare tactics, irrelevancy, and… just plain… bizarre. Bad journalism, bad science, bad government and more. The BBC is to break one of the last broadcasting taboos by screening … Continue reading →

Sorry to be a bit off-topic here, but check out this disturbing footage of the war in Iraq. Link (WMV video) Oops. I was wrong. Turns out this is the war in the United States. Fought against U.S. citizens, and … Continue reading →

This is getting a lot of press right now: The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world and for the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in every 100 American adults is … Continue reading →

I ran across this intriguing bit from scientists in Heidelberg, Germany. It’s not a proper study — merely an anecdotal incident based on one individual, but it’s still fascinating. Turns out that they discovered a 28 year old man with … Continue reading →

Daniel Williams — a regular commenter here at Drug WarRant — has thrown his hat into the ring and is working at becoming the Libertarian Party Presidential candidate.