By David Borden Dear reformer: We have launched an important and unique new campaign, and I am writing to ask your help — financial with
Ethan Nadelmann is the Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which is the leading drug reform organization in America. Ethan is one of the
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 David Borden Dear reformer: Please Make a Generous End-Year (Tax-Deductible) Donation to StoptheDrugWar.org 2014 saw great victories for drug policy reform. Initiatives to tax
Vienna, Austria – A key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal
By Phillip Smith Late last week, lawmakers in Mexico City filed two bills that would begin to radically transform the country’s approach to drugs. One
StoptheDrugWar.org works for an end to drug prohibition worldwide, and an end to the “drug war” in its current form. They believe that much of
The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation’s leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. Drug Pollicy
If you are attending the 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Denver, Colorado today thru Sunday, I’m very jealous of you! Unfortunately I couldn’t
The Drug Policy Alliance is hosting the 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Denver. It’s times like this that I wish I lived in
One of my favorite things about what we do here at The Weed Blog is supporting activist organizations. One of my favorite activist organizations is
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
By Phillip Smith Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed into law Thursday a bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That makes Vermont
In Texas Monthly, there is a great article on the subject of “trace cases” that quotes Former DA Pat Lykos’ presentation at the Baker Institute
Drug Czar’s Marijuana Rhetoric Still Rings of “Reefer Madness”; Support for Drug Courts Belies Claims to Treat Addiction as a Health Issue But Drug Czar Has
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Legislation signed into law last year decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses takes effect on Monday, April 1. Presently, possessing cannabis in the Ocean
By Phillip Smith, StopTheDrugWar.Org British Home Secretary Theresa May has ordered a “what works” study of drug reforms in other countries, but has rejected a
By Morgan Fox, Marijuana Policy Project In what is surely a sign that serious change is on the horizon for marijuana policy across the nation,
The Russ Belville Show #121 US News looks at the 18-21 year-olds who still remain criminals for marijuana use in Colorado and Washington; More voices
By Phillip Smith The use of drugs should be decriminalized, with the least harmful substances regulated and sold in shops, a group of British parliamentarians
By Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance Thanks to you, we won incredible victories this year. Colorado and Washington made history by becoming the first places
Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance debates Bill O’Reilly about the Failed War on Drugs. The segment also shows a DPA video that features
The Croatian parliament approved a bill on 14th December that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Under amendments to the country’s penal
Remove Marijuana From The Federal Controlled Substance Act And Allow The States To Decide How They Want To Regulate It I came across the following
