Monthly Archives: May 2005

Mark Kleiman got it right

Posted on May 24, 2005 by Pete Guither

On eradication in Afghanistan: One question not asked in the NY Times story is how much it matters to the drug problem in the U.S. whether the Afghan government cracks down on poppy-growing or not. […] I can assure you … Continue reading →

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No Raich decision today

Posted on May 23, 2005 by Pete Guither

The Supreme Court released decisions on five cases today, including the Livestock Marketing Case (one of the last from the December sitting besides Raich). Raich was not included, and the next day for decisions is Tuesday, May 31 (after the … Continue reading →

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Drug Dogs 0 for 31

Posted on May 23, 2005 by Pete Guither

Via Jim at Vice Squad: A middle school in Pennsylvania was placed in “lockdown” at 2PM on Tuesday: Students were kept in their classrooms while three dogs searched the building, looking for marijuana, cocaine, crack, amphetamines, heroin and ecstasy. The … Continue reading →

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Drug War Follies

Posted on May 22, 2005 by Pete Guither
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We get stoopider in Afghanistan

Posted on May 22, 2005 by Pete Guither

Via TalkLeft comes this article about an upcoming showdown (which I paraphrase): Karzai: “You tortured prisoners!” U.S.: “Oh yeah? Well… you have poppies!”

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Freeport, Illinois gets it

Posted on May 22, 2005 by Pete Guither

Freeport is a town of about 26,000 in the middle of a large agricultural area in Northern Illinois. And yet, the Freeport Journal Standard editorial today nails Congress as far as mandatory minimums and the drug war: Mandatory Minimums a … Continue reading →

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Monitoring Medicine Purchases a Sick Idea

Posted on May 22, 2005 by Pete Guither

Assistant Editor Michael Smith has it right in today’s Galveston County Daily News: Some in the Texas Legislature think the police ought to know how much cold and allergy medicine you’re buying. They want consumers’ names entered in a log … Continue reading →

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Our representatives aren’t just pathetic, they’re dangerous.

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Pete Guither

“bullet” The Whizzinator: A House Panel’s No. 1 Priority — that’s right, our tax dollars are spent investigating ways to outlaw a fake penis that’s used to fool drug tests … The Whizzinator isn’t quite the gold standard in athletic … Continue reading →

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Afghan Poppycock: Hamid Karzai’s halfhearted jihad

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Pete Guither

Interesting analysis of the Afghanistan situation by David Bosco at Slate.

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Big Lies from the King of the Whopper

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Pete Guither

Adam wrote and asked me to take on the OpEd in the Washington Post: Cutting Marijuana Use Calls for More Than Tough Policing by Joseph Califano The increased potency of today’s marijuana and the greater knowledge we have of the … Continue reading →

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