Author Archives: Pete

For an agency that has always looked at the world as a nail. The DEA Has Been Given Permission To Investigate People Protesting George Floyd’s Death The Drug Enforcement Administration has been granted sweeping new authority to “conduct covert surveillance” … Continue reading →

There’s an old Guitherism: The entire philosophy behind SWAT-style drug raids is that the death of a mother, a child, or the family pet is an acceptable risk to prevent flushing. I spent years railing about the drug-war exception to … Continue reading →

Tom Angell points out one of those incredible “how far we’ve come” indicators… Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream In state after state, governors and public health officials are deeming cannabis businesses “essential” operations that can stay open … Continue reading →

Hey gang, I know I haven’t been posting here (thanks so much to Servetus for keeping the site active!) Retirement is a different game, and I’ve been hard at work recovering from my shattered leg two years ago. Some of … Continue reading →

Lawmakers File Resolution Demanding Congress Apologize For The Racist War On Drugs Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and several colleagues introduced a House resolution on Friday calling on Congress to admit that the war on drugs has been a racially … Continue reading →

NYPD Brags About Weed Bust That Business Owner Says Is Just Hemp “Precision policing and relentless follow-up” is how the New York Police Department characterized a recent marijuana bust it bragged about. But the business owner caught up in the … Continue reading →

One thing we’ve seen for decades is that the DEA handles any challenges to its authority over marijuana by delaying, sometimes for many years (particularly with scheduling challenges). And they’d get away with it pretty much all the time. That … Continue reading →

Hearing tomorrow in the United States House Committee on the Judiciary: Marijuana Laws in America: Racial Justice and the Need for Reform Having a really hard time even wrapping my head around that concept, when I think back to what … Continue reading →

So, the local paper is aware that I’ve been pretty active in drug policy reform and decided to interview me (and others) about the new legalization of marijuana in Illinois. In today’s Pantagraph, Marijuana legalization proponents, opponents look to future … Continue reading →