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drug policy
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Joe Biden’s Evolving Views On Drug Policy—Then Versus Now
Joe Biden has been a career politician for decades. Here's how his stance on cannabis has shifted over the years.
June 17, 2020
The Various Roles of Cannabis Czars Across the United States
What exactly does a cannabis czar do?
May 8, 2020
Former Mexico President Vicente Fox Joins High Times Board
Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico and noted cannabis advocate, has officially joined the High Times board.
June 18, 2018
Lawmakers Want To Charge Doctors Who Prescribe Cannabis With A Felony
A group of Arizona lawmakers are looking to crack down on doctors recommending medical marijuana.
February 17, 2018
Philadelphia District Attorney Sues Big Pharma For Opioid Crisis
The City of Brotherly Love is taking a stance on drug policy reform. The Philadelphia district attorney sues Big Pharma for opioid crisis.
February 16, 2018
Top 10 Marijuana Policy Issues For 2018
Politics concerns what stakeholders get, but policy concerns what they want.
January 2, 2018
UK Man Faces Jail In Dubai For Pot Smoked Before His Flight
And his plight is increasingly common.
December 19, 2017
America Has Legalized Bad Drugs & Outlawed Good Drugs
Because of misinformation, nonsense and outright lies, America has legalized bad drugs... and outlawed drugs that are beneficial.
December 14, 2017
United Nations To Decide The Fate Of CBD
A conference in Geneva, Switzerland this month could lead the United Nations to decide the fate of CBD, shaping drug policy worldwide.
November 4, 2017
Ohio State Is Setting Up New ‘War On Drugs’ Policy Center
A War On Drugs policy center is about to open up in Ohio State University's law school. Information is limited, but here's what we know so far.
November 2, 2017
An In-Depth Look At Federal Cannabis Prisoners
Pot use under prohibition creates a tremendous variety of costs, and one of them is the incarceration of over ten thousand federal cannabis prisoners.
October 30, 2017
Who’s Currently in Charge of Federal Cannabis Policy?
As Donald Trump took office in January, cannabis advocates across the country braced for what seemed like a…
October 16, 2017
Georgia Tech Athletics Considers Changing Punitive Drug Policies
Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury thinks it’s time to take a look at the university’s substance abuse…
September 28, 2017
20 Percent of U.S. Has Legal Weed, Arrests Still High
The Trump administration doesn’t want you to know that as we’re legalizing marijuana nationwide, there are still a…
September 26, 2017
Cops Are Still Arresting More People for Drugs Than Any Other Crime
Reform, change, improvement—we’re repeatedly told that these are processes. Journeys. Paths and routes, often long and sometimes circuitous. Effort…
September 26, 2017
Meet the Activist Leading the Marijuana Movement
Whenever there are rumblings of new developments in the cannabis industry, there’s one resource many insiders visit first…
August 23, 2017
2 New TV Series Examine CIA’s Role in the War on Drugs
A couple of excellent television series released this summer are looking at how closely the CIA has been…
August 23, 2017
Drug ‘Defelonization’ Approved in Oregon
A bill signed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown last week makes the Beaver State the latest to reduce the…
August 22, 2017
Why Jeff Sessions’ Successor Could Be Worse for Drug Reform
Someday—perhaps someday very soon, judging by how often his boss is harassing him into obstructing justice, online—Jefferson Beauregard…
July 26, 2017