Drug Policy

California TV Stations "Just Say No" to Drug Policy Ad

Anthony Citrano | Posted 07.08.2009 | Media


Anthony Citrano

Marijuana decriminalization is getting fresh attention due to broad public support of the new AB 390 bill, but only a handful of media outlets, including CNN and CNBC, will air pro-legalization ads.

Exclusive Excerpt: This Is Your Country On Drugs

Ryan Grim | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Ryan Grim

When approached in isolation, drug policy almost always backfires, because it doesn't take into account the powerful economic, social, and cultural forces that also determine how and why Americans get high.

Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?

Why We Must Reform Our Criminal Justice System

Sen. Jim Webb | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Sen. Jim Webb

One in every 31 adults in the United States is in prison, in jail, or on supervised release. Numbers only tell part of the story.

Drug War: Brazil Drug Crackdown Arrests Dozens, Including 19 Police

The News | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


At least 41 people were arrested Tuesday, among them 19 police officers, in the largest operation conducted by authorities in the Brazilian state of R...

Ryan Grim

Drug Czar's Pot-Potency Claims Go Up In Smoke

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


A newly released report about marijuana potency undermines previous claims by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that the drug's poten...

Ending the War on Drugs: The Moment is Now

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

When it comes to addressing America's disastrous war on drugs, the Obama administration is saying the right things. But when it comes to putting its rhetoric into action, the administration has faltered.

Steroids: Baseball's Misunderstood Savior

Alec Brownstein | Posted 05.08.2009 | Comedy


Alec Brownstein

Steroids provide the unpredictability that baseball so desperately needs. What could be more interesting than emotionally volatile man children with rock-like projectiles and bats?

Governor David Paterson Does the Right Thing

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Anthony Papa

The Rockefeller Drug Laws had evolved to become a racist entity that was a complete failure in balancing the scales of justice with the needs of protecting our communities.

Crack the Disparity Today

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics


Caroline Fredrickson

It's time for Congress to take the unjust, unwarranted laws for crack sentencing off of the books. Right now, federal law mandates an automatic five-...

Nature Versus Narco

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 04.26.2009 | Green


Wallace J Nichols

The production, processing and trafficking of narcotics are slowly and quietly wreaking havoc on nature and undermining environmental conservation from Colombia to British Columbia.

WATCH: The Conservative Case For Medical Marijuana (Video)

Lee Stranahan | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

Judge Jim Gray is a former prosecutor, member of the Navy JAG Corps and served as a judge for years in famously conservative Orange County. In this exclusive interview, he discusses medical marijuana.

Ryan Grim

Obama: Reduce Drug Trafficking To "Localized Criminal Problem"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama, at a joint press conference with his Mexican counterpart Thursday, said that the goal of the joint U.S.-Mexican war against dr...

Mexican Drug War: 10 Shocking Facts

GlobalPost | Posted 04.15.2009 | World


In anticipation of President Obama's trip south this week -- first to Mexico on Thursday and then to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tob...

Is the Media Finally Getting it On Drug Policy?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media


Maia Szalavitz

With the Mexican drug war completely out of control, Afghanistan supplying 90% of the world's opium, and our economy in collapse, the media has finally begun to seriously question our approach.

Do People Who Support "Traditional Values" Value Pregnant Women?

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 03.30.2009 | Living


Lynn M. Paltrow

Sixty-one percent of women who have abortions are already mothers, and another 24 percent will go on to become mothers. 85 percent of all women bring life into this world.

Ryan Grim

Webb Crime Bill Gets Unlikely Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


Jim Webb stepped firmly on a political third rail last week when he introduced a bill to examine sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system. Yet ...

Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients NOW!

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 03.27.2009 | Comedy


John Wellington Ennis

Exactly how high were the welfare recipients at AIG, Citi Group, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, GM, and Bank of America?

Operation Buzzkill: Random Drug Testing for the Unemployed

Warren Holstein | Posted 03.27.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

If you are struggling to stay afloat, looking to alleviate your Depression depression and do not dwell on the righteous path of abstinence and salvation it seems the only other alternative is to put down that blunt and pick up some booze.

Question For Obama: How About A Science-Based Drug Policy?

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

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Legalization of drugs? An imperfect solution

Aldo Civico | Posted 03.23.2009 | Home


Aldo Civico

The war on drugs is a failure. How then to severe the tentacles of the drug cartels? To legalize drugs is the solution put forward by some voices tha...

Incarcerating Kids will Solve the 'Sexting' Problem Like Incarcerating Drug Users Has Created a Drug-Free America

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Maia Szalavitz

Ashley Banfield's ideas on "sexting" crystallize the complete bankruptcy of trying to use criminal law for a purpose to which it is utterly unsuited.

Jason Linkins

Maddow Lends Eye And Insight To Drug Policy Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics


Last night's Meghan McCain interview ended up being the Rachel Maddow Show's most talked-about segment, but Media Monitor Eric Friedman notes that att...

USA Fumbles UN Drug Policy in Vienna

Allan Clear | Posted 03.11.2009 | World


Allan Clear

Will this be the year that member states will move towards a public health and human rights approach to drug policy? The signs have not been good.

The Long View Seems Closer

Amy Domini | Posted 03.11.2009 | Home


Amy Domini

Since I last wrote, the markets have hit wrenching new lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped below 7,000 for the first time since 1997. D...