After more than four decades of a failed war on drugs, calls for a change in strategy are growing louder by the day. In Latin America, the debate is positively deafening.
Voters in Colorado and Washington made worldwide news by legalizing marijuana, Presidents around Latin America spoke out passionately against the drug war, and award-winning movies gave voice to those seeking change.
A drug policy based on health, harm reduction, cost effectiveness and human rights is no longer an impossible dream; it is something that is almost within our reach.
On September 18 in Sao Paulo Brazil a new network called "Pense Livre" (Think Free) is being launched. Pense Livre will assemble more than 60 Brazilian leaders to discuss the best practices to reduce damage and violence associated with drug policy.
Democratic administrations are the worst drug policy reformers. That is, except for Republican adminstrations.
The long term alternative to the failed global drug prohibition regime ultimately lies in embracing three specific policy options: legal regulation of cannabis; full decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs; and legal access to pharmaceutical versions of other illicit drugs for addicts.
The War on Drugs is helping to exacerbate the spread of HIV, according to a new report. An increase in HIV infections in Eastern European, Central ...
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...
NEW YORK -- The global war on drugs has failed and governments should explore legalizing marijuana and other controlled substances, according to a com...
