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NYC District Attorneys Have Betrayed Their Promises on Marijuana, Court Watch Reveals

The Brooklyn and Manhattan district attorneys are failing to live up to their superficially progressive marijuana policies, according to a…

November 2, 2018

Mexico’s New Marijuana Ruling Looks like a Return to Its More Humane Policies of 1940

Mexico's Supreme Court declared marijuana prohibition unconstitutional on October 31, in effect requiring Mexican lawmakers to legalize it. Rulings in…

November 2, 2018

“Only in Missouri”—Why It’s Going to Feel Sweet to Vote for Marijuana Here at Last

After doing over two decades in federal prison for selling marijuana and LSD, I was stoked as fuck to be…

November 2, 2018

Exclusive Investigation: The Power and Prejudice of DAs on Drugs

Public opinion is souring on the criminalization of drug use. But what prevents this from translating into practice? While politicians…

November 1, 2018

“Zombies” and Rotting Flesh: The Media Just Loves Halloween-y Depictions of People Who Use Drugs

Zombies are apparently not just for Halloween—they pervade media descriptions of people who use drugs. An October New York Times…

October 31, 2018

Tainted Pharma Company That Fought Legalization Applies to Sell “Marihuana”

On October 30, the DEA announced that Pharma company Insys Therapeutics filed in August for approval to manufacture “marihuana” and “Tetrahydrocannabinols” (THC) in…

October 30, 2018

Are Doctors “Dickheads?”

The hashtag #Doctorsaredickheads spread across Twitter this past weekend, with many people weighing in about how they've been mistreated by…

October 30, 2018

Portland’s Democratic DA Candidate Drops Out After Sexual Conduct Accusations. That’s Really Bad for Maine Drug Policy.

On October 30, Democratic candidate Jon Gale announced his resignation from the race for Cumberland County District Attorney, Maine's most powerful…

October 30, 2018

How the Young Lords Took Lincoln Hospital, Left a Health Activism Legacy

“They just took over the Nurses' Residence at Lincoln Hospital,” says Walter Bosque, an acupuncturist and community organizer. His salt-and-pepper…

October 30, 2018