Politics + Legalization
Meet America’s New Most Reform-Minded DA: A Q&A With Rachael Rollins
In the mid-1990s, Joseph P. Overton—a senior vice president at the Mackinac Center for ...
What Will Be the Implications of Jeff Sessions’ Exit?
The day after the midterm elections saw Republicans cede control of the House of ...
The Marijuana Prohibition Movement Fails to Condemn Anti-Semitism in Its Ranks
I am still reeling after the mass shooting targeting the Jewish community in Pittsburgh ...
Drug Policy Reform Inched Forward in the Midterms: Here Are the Details
Broadly as expected, Democrats flipped the House in the midterm elections, while Republicans strengthened ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
Exclusive Investigation: The Power and Prejudice of DAs on Drugs
Public opinion is souring on the criminalization of drug use. But what prevents this ...
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 ...
