Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison? Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison?
Rebecca Richman Cohen met Chris Williams in 2011, while making a documentary about Montana’s medical marijuana law. Today, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of more than eighty...
Nov 30, 2012 / Liliana Segura
The NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis The NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis
Recent referendums raise real questions for what the NFL should be saying about marijuana.
Nov 29, 2012 / Dave Zirin
It’s Time to End the War on Drugs It’s Time to End the War on Drugs
The trillion-dollar crusade isn’t making America drug-free—it’s making us the world's most incarcerated population.
Nov 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Voting Out the Drug War Voting Out the Drug War
Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.
Nov 14, 2012 / Eugene Jarecki
Barney Frank, Ron Paul Pressure Obama on New Marijuana Laws Barney Frank, Ron Paul Pressure Obama on New Marijuana Laws
Frank and Paul are asking the federal government to respect new decriminalization laws in the states—while Latin American leaders get involved as well.
Nov 14, 2012 / George Zornick
California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow? California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow?
Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.
Nov 8, 2012 / Eugene Jarecki
The Colorado Cannabis Factor The Colorado Cannabis Factor
Turnout for a popular ballot measure that would fully legalize marijuana could determine whether Obama or Romney wins this important swing state.
Oct 11, 2012 / Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian
GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado
Mel Sembler, a major fundraiser for Romney, led a drug "treatment” center that was forced to shut down because of allegations of child abuse.
Sep 18, 2012 / Lee Fang
Can the Caravan of Peace End the War on Drugs? Can the Caravan of Peace End the War on Drugs?
More than 100 activists are traveling from the Mexican border to Washington, DC, to push the US to reconsider failed drug policies.
Aug 7, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics
Outside the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, thousands of activists took to the White House to call for an end to the laws that drive the epidemic.
Jul 27, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant