Legislators voted by a simple voice vote last night to end the DEA’s controversial bulk data collection programs, as part of the U.S. House of
Working with Students for Sensible Drug Policy and writing for the Weed Blog, I am constantly surrounded by legalization activists. My Twitter feed, my Facebook
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,
By David Borden Dear reformer: We have launched an important and unique new campaign, and I am writing to ask your help — financial with
By Phillip Smith President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal today, and when it comes to the drug war budget, it’s largely more
My last article written was about staying away from believing marijuana legalization is inevitable, as that kind of thinking will only stall legalization efforts. However,
A prominent group of world leaders, led by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, along with former presidents of Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and other nations,
A diverse coalition of more than 80 civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, racial justice, human rights, libertarian and religious organizations are joined by notable figures
Thousands of activists will take to the streets in more than 80 cities on June 26 to fight harmful drug laws that have caused health
Eliminating drug use is not possible and prohibition leads to mass incarceration, human rights abuses, a degradation of fundamental rights, corruption and violence. That is
A broad coalition of Christian leaders have taken the occasion of the holiest day on the Christian calendar to release a statement calling for the end of
A new national survey released today by the Pew Research Center reveals that a broad majority of Americans are ready to significantly reduce the role of the
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
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 Alexis Sanchez Agostini, who shot a member of the Puerto Rico Police Department’s Mayaguez Drugs division and then allegedly killed himself, becomes the
Latin American Nations Especially Critical, Say Prohibition Contributes To Violence, Drug Abuse Should Be Considered Public Health Problem VIENNA – A leaked draft of the
By John Payne A version of the following editorial appeared in the Springfield News-Leader last Friday in advance of our Springfield Town Hall meeting. Around 70 people attended the
Two different people over the age of 60 – one man, one woman – approached me in the past week wanting cannabis cultivation advice. It
By Phillip Smith Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have already passed laws making simple drug possession a misdemeanor instead of
Heads of State from Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico Expected to Call for Global Drug Policy Reform President Mujica of Uruguay to Make First-Ever
By Phillip Smith The FBI Monday released its annual Uniform Crime Report, and the numbers show that the war on drugs continues to roll right along.
By Phillip Smith Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto came into office in December vowing to break with his predecessor’s reliance on the Mexican military to
By John Payne On Monday, we hosted a screening of the Reason Foundation’s new documentary America’s Longest War in Joplin. After the film, local cannabis law reform
By John Payne The following editorial was submitted to the Joplin Globe for publication this Sunday, in advance of the film screening on Monday. In the wee
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