Author Archives: Pete

Sigh. Donald Trump Endorses Police Brutality In Speech To Cops WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump received applause on Friday when he endorsed police brutality while delivering a speech to law enforcement officers on Long Island, New York. The president suggested … Continue reading →

Trump’s DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana The Trump administration is readying for a crackdown on marijuana users under Attorney General Jeff Sessions. President Trump’s Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, led by Sessions, is expected to … Continue reading →

Yep. We apparently need a transparent wall on the border with Mexico. So we can see the bags of drugs flying over the wall… …and don’t get hit on the head with them. That’s apparently how drug trafficking works. Trump … Continue reading →

Interesting legal analysis: Has the DEA painted itself into a corner on hemp based CBD? A legal analysis of the DEA’s current position. Industrial hemp, lawfully grown in accordance with a State’s pilot research program that is itself compliant with … Continue reading →

America’s War on Drugs – a four-part documentary on the History Channel that began on Sunday evening. I watched the first episode (“Acid Spies, and Secret Experiments”) – a fascinating look at the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on the CIA’s … Continue reading →

In the Daily Caller: Rand Paul And Al Franken Come Together For Weed Republicans and Democrats in Congress are introducing medical marijuana legislation Thursday protecting states from federal interference in the wake of a request to roll back protections from … Continue reading →

Just for fun… Phillip Smith over at AlterNet has The DEA’s Top 10 Most Insanely Ridiculous Slang Terms for Weed Quite a fun list, including: Bambalachacha Booty Juice Burritos Verdes Fine Stu Good Giggles Joy Smoke Love Nuggets Pocket Rocket … Continue reading →

Jeff Sessions personally asked Congress to let him prosecute medical marijuana providers Attorney General Jeff Sessions is asking congressional leaders to undo federal medical marijuana protections that have been in place since 2014, according to a May letter that became … Continue reading →

Steve Rolles has been one of the best voices in drug policy reform internationally. This fantastic article — Recreational drugs market should be managed by ‘governments not gangsters’, says expert — talks about his book, Legalizing Drugs: The Key to … Continue reading →