Marijuana and Police Militarization: Mission Creep Marijuana and Police Militarization: Mission Creep
How the war on pot has fueled SWAT raids and paramilitary policing.
Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / The Nation
Pot Reform’s Race Problem Pot Reform’s Race Problem
The fight against marijuana prohibition must put racial justice at the center.
Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Carl L. Hart
The Scandal of Racist Marijuana Arrests—and What To Do About It The Scandal of Racist Marijuana Arrests—and What To Do About It
The federal government has subsidized the criminalization of millions of young people simply for having a small amount of pot.
Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Harry Levine
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom: The Populist Politics of Cannabis Reform Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom: The Populist Politics of Cannabis Reform
The grassroots struggle to free the weed has always been about more than just legalizing pot.
Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Martin A. Lee
The Marijuana Miracle: Why a Single Compound in Cannabis May Revolutionize Modern Medicine The Marijuana Miracle: Why a Single Compound in Cannabis May Revolutionize Modern Medicine
The discovery of pot’s astonishing medical potential is the most compelling new reason for legalizing the plant.
Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Martin A. Lee
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’
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
How Long Will New York City’s ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Reforms Remain in Legal Limbo? How Long Will New York City’s ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Reforms Remain in Legal Limbo?
Yesterday, the city took their fight to keep the controversial policy to a federal appeals court—and civil rights advocates pushed back.
Oct 30, 2013 / Nick Pinto
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