Global Drug War
Is North Korea 420 Friendly?
North Korea is home to one of the most oppressive governments of the Earth today. In the country, there is absolutely no private ownership, and
October 7, 2015
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North Korea is home to one of the most oppressive governments of the Earth today. In the country, there is absolutely no private ownership, and
Uruguay made news when it became the first country on the planet to legalize marijuana. When the policy change was announced, it was a very
In a disappointing move, Ecuador increased penalties for small-scale drug sellers yesterday, reversing reforms approved last year that differentiated between possession of small amounts of
A petition was started calling for the UK Parliament to debate cannabis legalization. The petition needed 100,000 signers to initiative the debate. As of this
A petition was started to urge the UK government to legalize cannabis. The petition needed 100,000 to initiate a debate, and the petition more than
I grew up in Oregon and started consuming marijuana in the mid 90’s. Back then Canadian marijuana was everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. It seemed
The decriminalization of marijuana possession in Colombia occurred awhile ago. Colombia is among a growing number of countries that have decriminalized personal marijuana possession and
In the United Kingdom, people can gather signatures for petitions and force a debate in Parliament for whatever topic the signatures were gathered for. One
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director While America’s public support for domestic prohibition of marijuana appears increasingly waning, quantifying the types of marijuana law
By Dean Becker Internationally acclaimed novelist Don Winslow’s The Cartel, a hard-hitting and gut-wrenching tale of the Mexican drug wars, hit the stands late last
By Phillip Smith The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today released its 2015 World Drug Report as the organization marked the International Day
The United Nations 2015 World Drug Report, released Friday, details the failure of and harms caused by the war on drugs, but doesn’t grapple with
On Friday, a rally will be held at 1 pm in New York City in front of the United Nations Headquarters as part of the
By Phillip Smith The US government wants to throw Marsha Austin out of the country. The 67-year-old grandmother came from Jamaica to New York as
By David Borden StoptheDrugWar.org is at a critical moment in our work. Ourcampaign to reform global drug policy is gaining traction; but while grantors are
I have never attended the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, but from what I’ve read about it online, it’s a very solid opportunity to learn
Marijuana reform is sweeping the globe. More and more countries are revisiting their current marijuana laws, almost all of which prohibit marijuana. Marijuana prohibition is
By David Borden The first stage of our campaign to reform global drug policy has come to successful fruition. Last week, media outlets including WashingtonPost.com,
By David Borden Last month we sent some emails to our list and posted here about our new campaign to take on international drug policy
On May 7, the United Nations (U.N.) will hold a High-Level Meeting to discuss international drug policy, in preparation for a United Nations General Assembly
As the United Nations prepares for the first comprehensive review of global responses to drug problems in nearly two decades, a broad coalition of more
By David Borden The Harm Reduction Coalition invites organizations to fill out theUNGASS 2016 (UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs) Global Civil Society Survey,
Today, eight people were executed in Indonesia for drug offenses. Despite repeated pleas for mercy from family members, citizens, human rights organizations, the United Nations,
Yesterday DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had to testify before members of Congress in regards to a series of illegal sex parties that DEA agents participated