Drug Policy Alliance founder and director Ethan Nadelmann went toe-to-toe with funnyman Stephen Colbert to discuss the immediate need for drug law reform.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Despite what some critics might call a long history of 'Just Saying No!' to discussing the drug war in honest and rational terms, CNN seems to be showing symptoms of marijuana addiction.
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan joined CBS' Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation today to talk about the violence on Mexico's border resulting from the drug trade. Among other things, the senior diplomat told Schieffer that the U.S. should take the debate over marijuana legalization seriously.
It must have been a slow news day. According to Google News, more than 750 media outlets — that’s 7-5-0, folks — have now weighed in on this week’s pot scare story du jour: “Smoking marijuana causes testicular cancer.” So is there any truth behind the provocative headline? Some, but hardly enough to justify the media’s feeding frenzy.