The current state of and unacceptable practices within America’s prison system are two of the biggest social justice issues that come up when discussing the
Drug arrests and convictions linked to the War on Drugs carry a different kind of weight, as many of them involve non-violent “criminal” acts by
We cannot broach the topic of the Drug War without discussing the growing cannabis industry and the activism it took to start moving the legacy
Social justice issues and the War on Drugs are linked so closely that it will take a complete deconstruction and reconstruction of policy, the criminal
Happy Juneteenth! What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth occurs on June 19th and is also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, and Liberation Day, This day is
Former National Basketball Association (NBA) forward Al Harrington says he wants to turn 100 Black individuals into millionaires using the cannabis sector. One of the
Good news, but too late for Breonna Taylor, 26, who was asleep after a 16-hour shift as an EMT when cops broke into her apartment
With the current civil unrest in America and in countries around the world, many are wondering what is the next step for making positive change.
Trump Vows to Win War on Drugs, But Doesn’t Mention Marijuana by Phillip Smith Phillip Smiths, one of my favorite and most prolific writers on
A decades old quote from President Nixon’s administration is making front page news and being shared widely around the web. The quote from John Ehrlichman, who
The Drug Policy Alliance is hosting a Federal Lobby Day on Wednesday, November 18th that is expected to bring more than 200 people from nearly
Republican Presidential Candidate Dr. Ben Carson States To Glenn Beck That He Is Still Against Marijuana Legalization If you have read my little bio blurb at
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
Many activists have pointed out over the years that the war on drugs is a war on minorities. That’s why black people are almost four
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,
By Brandon Isaak In a recently released report titled “Ending the Drug Wars,” five previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics have endorsed the
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
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A new report, published in January’s issue of the journal Science, has found that the war on drugs has drastically increased the rate of
Something very shocking happened today. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie came out in support of ending the ‘failed war on drugs.’ It’s not shocking to
Former UN Secretary General and Former Brazilian President Say Public Health, Not Criminal Justice, Approach Needed Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Former Brazilian
Panelists Include: Director Paul Feine, Drug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann, NY City Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito, Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady and New York Times’
Courtesy of The Joint Blog John Urquhart, Sheriff of the largest county in Washington State, has publicly denounced the drug war, and will speak at an upcoming U.S.
By Sam Branson It’s over four decades since US President Richard Nixon declared a so-called ‘War on Drugs’ in the hopes that military action and
By Meghan Ralston, Drug Policy Alliance Today, dozens of countries around the world join in the global ‘Support Don’t Punish’ protest against the international war on drugs.
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