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War On Drugs
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Today’s The Last Possible Day Maine’s Governor Could Veto Pot Bill
Maine has legal pot, but the sale of weed remains illegal. Today is the final day that Maine's governor could veto the pot bill that would change that.
November 3, 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
How Real Is Duterte’s Drug War De-Escalation?
Is the de-escalation of Duterte’s drug war for real? The Philippines’ notoriously ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte won rare favorable international headlines last…
October 17, 2017
How A 12-Year-Old Girl Could Help End Pot Prohibition
Is it true that a 12-year-old girl could help end pot prohibition? According to the latest reports, the…
October 11, 2017
Jazz Great Denied Entry to U.S. on 50-Year-Old Drug Charge
Both the absurdity of the War on Drugs and the depravity of the current administration in Washington are…
October 11, 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
Trump Threatens to Drop Colombia as Drug War Partner
Not that we can ever be completely certain that what Trump says or tweets is true from one…
September 14, 2017
After House Republican Betrayal, It’s Up to Senate to Save Pot from Jeff Sessions
Until Wednesday, the most reliable bulwark against a Trump administration crackdown on legal marijuana were Trump Republicans. Across…
September 7, 2017
Congress in Session(s)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a determined opponent of legalized marijuana. As a former member of the U.S.…
September 7, 2017