While multiple state and local governments throughout the U.S. are considering decriminalization and other drug reforms, the government of Norway on Friday proposed a bill
1880 Opium Importation from China to the US is Banned Opium is first on our chart of illegal drugs. One way to look at this,
By Phillip Smith Last century’s international prohibitionist consensus on drug policy continued to crumble this year, with moves to relax controls on recreational and medical
By Phillip Smith As the year winds down, we look back on the big stories in drug policy, from marijuana reform to climbing fatal overdose
By Phillip Smith 2014 was a big year for drug reform, and for a change, the US is pulling things in the right direction. But
By Phillip Smith Whew, what a year! Two more states legalize it — and DC, too — decriminalization spreads, and more. But it wasn’t all
By Phillip Smith The mass migration of tens of thousands of children and adolescents from Central America festered for months before exploding into a full-blown
By Phillip Smith A new national survey released by the Pew Research Center provides strong evidence that Americans are undergoing a tectonic shift in their views on
By David Borden The Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge (GDPPC) has chosen “Rethinking Drugs” for its 2013-2014 theme. GDPPC is a written and oral
NORML is pleased to be a co-host at this year’s International Drug Policy Reform Conference being held in Denver, Colorado on October 23-26, 2013. The conference brings
Eric Holder gave a speech yesterday in which he talked about reforming drug policy to reduce sentences for offenders. It brought back memories for me
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director The 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference is fast approaching. For three days from October 23rd through October
Ethan Nadelmann, the exexutive director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is inviting you to Denver, where a biannual international drug policy reform conference will
It’s no secret that Ethan Nadelmann is my hero. I hope someday to meet him, and I hope that more people support his organization, the
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director The Obama Administration has released its National Drug Control Budget for the FY 2014 and despite their claims that
This is a Students for Sensible Drug Policy Canterbury and UKC Psychedelics Society Event. Filmed 11.02.13 at the University of Kent. Sanho Tree, Fellow at
Former EU ‘drug tsar’ Carel Edwards talks about EU drug policy and the future of harm reduction with regards to the economic crisis. A Film
Youth RISE is pleased to launch its drug policy e-course in collaboration with the International Drug Policy Consortium for young people (under 30). The course has been
by Phillip Smith The Democrats are on their way home from the national convention in Charlotte, and now is a good time to examine their
The global war on drugs has failed with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world, argues a new report released today[pdf]. “In 40
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