Author Archives: Pete Guither

The Daily Mail’s attempt to out-do The Onion

Here’s the headline: Cannabis users warned as high- strength skunk floods marketby Daily Mail Reporter Yeah, I wouldn’t want to put my name on this story either. Cannabis users are increasingly opting for high-strength skunk because weaker varieties of the … Continue reading

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DEA terrorizes Los Angeles next with their ‘museum’ exhibit

It’s baaack… I thought that maybe, maybe, after we woke people up to the lies and nastiness of the exhibit when it was in Chicago at the Museum of Science and Industry, and when it then was moved to a … Continue reading

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Republican Platform

The Republican Party Platform is complete (not that anybody pays attention to a party’s platform, but it’s still interesting to see what they come up with). Again, it’s rather remarkable the degree to which drug policy is avoided. No mention … Continue reading

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Blessed are the Peacemakers

Radley Balko notes another community that has gone ultra-militarized (and, as he says, “Who wants to set an over under on the first time they use this thing to bust a pot dealer?”) Police Mag (March, 2008) The Richland County … Continue reading

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Sad

“bullet” Tonight someone searched Google for the words: Can they shoot you? … and it brought them to my site. Yes, they can. … “bullet” Lot of bodies piling up in Mexico. THEHIM’s thoughts are right on target: Part of … Continue reading

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Politics and power

Since you guys can’t get enough of talking about politics, let’s get another thread going here… “bullet” It appears that the St. Paul Minnesota cops are taking a break from their armed home invasion drug raids and instead doing armed … Continue reading

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Open Thread

“bullet” NORML’s Allen St. Pierre delivers a smack-down to the ONDCP in the latest episode of the battle on The Hill. Go join the fun. “bullet” “drcnet”

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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

Breaking: It appears to be McCain-Palin (although that’s not confirmed as of this writing). She admits to having tried marijuana, but says she didn’t like it. Update: Confirmed.

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Drug war contradictions in Bolivia

Must read: Bolivian Is an Uneasy Ally as U.S. Presses Drug War by Simon Romero in the New York Times The refrain here in the Chapare jungle about Americans is short but powerful: ‹Long Live Coca, Death to the Yanquis!Š … Continue reading

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Crystal Meth Intervention….

… the Musical! See more Kristin Chenoweth videos at Funny or Die From the folks at Funny or Die

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