Bernie Sanders Announces Bill to Abolish Private Prisons, Hints at Marijuana Policy Platform
Bernie Sanders isn’t done talking about criminal justice reform — in fact, he’s merely getting started.
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UK ‘War On Drugs’ Not Working, Says Coalition of Celebrities and Politicians
Richard Branson, Sting and Russell Brand join MPs including Caroline Lucas and Keith Vaz pushing for change in open letter
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
The 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference Meets in Los Angeles
For three days last weekend, the towering Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was awash with drug reform activists running from presentation to presentation and chatting in hallway confabs while discussing myriad topics on the streets outside.
Will Marijuana Give Obama the Giggles Again?
On July 6, President Obama will take questions via Twitter in another online townhall meeting. Like other Presidential Internet events of the past, questions about marijuana are sure to be popular. Will Obama again dismiss them with a laugh?
Rome Declaration of 2011
Document of Latin Judges on public policy in the area of drugs and human rights
Legalization For All
Stoners AGAINST British and Dutch government-style "severely limited number of licenses" legalization and FOR legalization "for all" – the kind of legalization imagined by the vast majority of the cannabis community since at least 1969.
Wikileaks Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a global intelligence organization with a reach that extends far beyond narcotics, and an eavesdropping operation so expansive it has to fend off foreign politicians who want to use it against their political enemies, according to secret diplomatic cables.
Senators Introduce Bill to Create Western Hemisphere Drug Commission
US Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Dick Lugar (R-IN) Wednesday introduced a bill that would create an independent commission to evaluate US policies and programs aimed at reducing the supply of and demand for illegal drugs in the Americas.
UK Proposes to Scrap Need for Scientific Advice on Drug Policy
Amendment removes requirement to appoint at least six scientists to Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
