Uruguay House Passes Marijuana Legalization Bill
Wednesday featured sign-waving crowds dancing to reggae music outside the Congress building and dozens of legalization supporters filling the galleries.
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The Atlantic: If Marijuana is Legalized, Who Will Start Using More of It?
Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, doesn't think kids and teens are going to start using marijuana more frequently if the drug is fully legalized across the country. The reason is simple: They can already get pot pretty easily.
Marijuana Debated at Aspen Ideas Festival
In an interesting debate at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Drug Policy Alliance director Ethan Nadelmann is debating former DEA administrator Asa Hutchinson.
OAS Releases Historic Report on Drug Policy Alternatives
OAS released a report on drug control that includes an assessment of the current state of affairs and looks at scenarios for directions in drug policy.
White House 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Released
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP -- the drug czar's office) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Wednesday.
DARE: Failing American Youth and Taxpayers for Thirty Years
Leading scholar, author and activist for youth drug education, Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D, criticizes DARE’s ineffectiveness and expense for thirty years.
63% of District of Columbia Voters Support Marijuana Legalization
A poll by Public Policy Polling, funded by Marijuana Policy Project and Drug Policy Alliance, revealed that 63% of DC voters support regulating marijuana.
Look Out, New York, It's Randy Credico For Mayor!
Veteran New York civil rights, social justice, Occupy Wall Street, professional comedian and drug reform activist Randy Credico, is campaigning to be mayor.
Washington Marijuana Initiative Has Good Week
This has been a good week for I-502, the Washington state initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana, and its sponsors.
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I-502, Washington's Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash
I-502, Washington's initiative to legalize marijuana this November has recently received $1.25 million in new donations for a big TV ad buy in August.
Mitchell Lawrence | Age 18 | Berkshire County, MA | March 2006
Guest Editorial: Injustice in Massachusetts — Two Years in Jail for One Joint 4/14/06 by Anthony Papa of 15yearstolife.com The drug war reached the pinnacle of cruelty when Mitchell Lawrence, an 18-year-old…