Author Archives: Pete Guither

Thomas Black and Jens Erik Gould have written a curiously bizarre article for Bloomberg.com: Calderon’s Waning Power Lends Urgency to Obama Meeting on Drugs This article dramatically demonstrates the disconnect when people are unable or unwilling to discuss the options … Continue reading →

“bullet” Don’t Smoke It by Peter Gorman in the Fort Worth Weekly, is an extensive article about industrial hemp. In fact, he said, traditionally independent Texas farmers could come to see hemp-growing as a right they’re being denied. “Texans don’t … Continue reading →

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‘Reefer Madness’ Redux, Is Pot Addictive? at ABC News Health is a real piece of work. It purports to be a balanced look at whether cannabis is addictive or whether current fears are mere Reefer Madness, yet it allows an … Continue reading →

It’s been somewhat good news that Senator Leahy blocked a favorable State Department report on Mexico’s human rights record. Leahy’s action delays the release of $100 million in U.S. aid meant to help Mexico combat drug traffickers. The Merida Initiative, … Continue reading →

The Bolivian government has successfully commenced the formal process for amending the UN’s Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) to eliminate the provision that would require all countries to prohibit coca leaf chewing within 25 years (for Bolivia, that was … Continue reading →

In a sane society, an increase in arrests would be seen as a sign of failure. We treat it like scoring points in a basketball game and give out bonuses.

That’s Kevin Drum in Mother Jones: California’s Prison Disaster. A nice little piece about the prison mess A combination of dumb drug laws, dysfunctional parole policies, “three strikes” laws passed by initiative, an endless procession of tougher-than-thou politicians, and a … Continue reading →

Where do they get these people? Take the case of Bradley Schreiber. He “served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is now president of Homeland Security Solutions.” His company (which may be just him … Continue reading →

I don’t watch Bill O’Reilly, for my own sanity, but Reddit had a link to this video from last night’s show — his Cultural Warriors segment. He was talking about Amsterdam. Some Americans (secular progressives) want to turn the USA … Continue reading →