Global Commission on Drug Policy

Sir Richard Branson went to the White House this week to attend a state dinner. When he got a chance to speak to President Obama, he asked if he could have a spliff. He was only joking but it was a gentle way of reminding Obama that the issue of marijuana is an important one.

The U.S. has been shoving our failed drug policy down the throats of countries around the world and at home for decades. All of those in favor of a serious and honest debate say "Aye"!

The following list comprises the 10 most significant, positive developments relating to marijuana policy reform in the U.S. in 2011.

2011 has been a watershed year for the movement working to end our county's disastrous war on drugs.

The 40th anniversary of the war on drugs became an opportunity for leaders from diverse backgrounds to emerge with the unified message that the drug war failed.

June 17 will mark forty years since President Richard Nixon officially declared a "war on drugs." A trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on drugs has proven to be a catastrophic failure.

Do you remember the scene when Barack Obama opened the government to suggestions from the audience (the American public) in the first ever Internet To...