Drug War and Drug Policy

Can Medical Marijuana Survive in Washington State?

Can Medical Marijuana Survive in Washington State? Can Medical Marijuana Survive in Washington State?

Legalization in the Evergreen State has led to parallel marijuana industries. Is there room for both?

Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Kristen Gwynne

Baking Bad: A Potted History of ‘High Times’

Baking Bad: A Potted History of ‘High Times’ Baking Bad: A Potted History of ‘High Times’

The editors of the nation’s most popular pot magazine on its four decades-long fight to end cannabis prohibition.

Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

The Drug War Touched My Life: Why I’m Fighting Back The Drug War Touched My Life: Why I’m Fighting Back

A former cop, a former prisoner, the daughter of a marijuana caregiver who died in custody and others speak out against the war on cannabis.

Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Various Contributors

Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

Let’s put an end to the “war on drugs” that has ruined so many lives.

Oct 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Emily Brady’s Humboldt explains why the legalization of pot could cause the biggest economic bust in California’s history.

Oct 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Kate Murphy

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue

Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.

Oct 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández

Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández Have You Ever Met ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán?—and Seven Other Questions for Anabel Hernández

Braving the wrath of traffickers and government officials, Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández has exposed the corruption at the heart of the drug war. She talked to The Nation’s B...

Oct 23, 2013 / Betsy Reed

Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families

Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families

Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission...

Oct 1, 2013 / NationAction

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’? Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.

Aug 28, 2013 / Liliana Segura

Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas

Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovelas

All wars have their bards, and Mexico’s ongoing narco wars are no exception.

Jul 31, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Volpi

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