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All of Us Use Drugs, But Only Some of Us Go to Jail
Despite a $40 billion a year "war on drugs" that is premised on the goal of creating a "drug-free society," our country is swimming in drugs. Most people start using drugs before they even leave the...
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Conservative Hollywood Website and Bill O' Reilly in Freakout Mode Over Sting...
Editor's update: Now Fox News' Bill O' Reilly has joined the smear fest. Watch the video below: ****Andrew Breitbart's popular right-wing website, Big Hollywood, just published a blistering attack by...
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I'm Not Pro-Drugs - I'm Pro-Life and Pro-Choice
I love talking to people. I strike up conversations with folks all of the time, from the parents at the local park where I take my daughter, to the people at the pool table at my local bar. When...
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5 Great Anti-Drug War Videos
A cartoon can be worth a thousand words -- or even a book. For years, those of us in the anti-drug war movement have tried to show folks the harms of drug prohibition. Last week, “The Flower,” a...
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California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative is Already a Winner
Californians have a chance to make history in November when they vote on Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana for adults over 21. Polls collectively show voters split but leaning toward this...
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Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Drugs and the Drug War?
Drug use, addiction and the war on drugs touches everyone. Most people's drug use starts before they leave the house (coffee) and many end the day with a drug (alcohol). While most people have...
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HBO's Boardwalk Empire Helps Us Understand Drug Prohibition
I have worked at the Drug Policy Alliance for almost 11 years. We believe the war on drugs is a failure. We believe substance misuse should be a health issue, not a criminal issue -- and that when...
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AP's Excellent Drug War Coverage: Cartel Arrests Don't Stop the Drug Trade --...
The Associated Press deserves a Pulitzer Prize for its “Impact Series” on the Drug War! Back in May, AP dropped a bombshell on America's longest war and the headline said it all: "The US Drug War has...
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Nice People Use Drugs
Nice People Take Drugs. That's the name of a campaign launched by Release, a nonprofit service and advocacy organization in the United Kingdom. The campaign aims to inspire a more honest discussion and...
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Top 8 Drug Stories of 2010: Momentum Is Building to End the Failed Drug War
It's been a difficult year for progressives, and most other Americans as well. While I feel discouraged about many things happening in our country and around the world, and have lost lots of my "Yes We...
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Reading Charlotte's Web as a Parent and an Activist
One of my earliest memories is sitting on the couch with my mom as she read Charlotte's Web to me and my sister. Thinking back on the book, I don't remember all of the details, but I do remember that...
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GOP Leaders Speak Out for Prison Reform: First Rev. Pat Robertson and Now...
For the second time in less than a month, a major conservative leader has spoken out for prison reform. First there was Reverend Pat Robertson, who made national news when he spoke out against the...
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Will Cigarettes Be Made Illegal in the Near Future?
Will cigarettes be illegal in the future? The battle over cigarettes is heating up - and recent news shows that momentum to criminalize tobacco smoking continues to build in the United States and...
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Reagan Turning 100: Fawning Media Ignore His Disastrous 'War on Drugs'
Did you know that former President Ronald Reagan turns 100 on February 6? If you didn't, you will soon -- we're about to witness an avalanche of press timed to his birthday.USA Today went big on Monday...
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Clip from Family Feud Is an Instant Pot Humor Classic: "What Is Something...
A short clip from a recent Family Feud episode is going viral! (You can watch the video at the bottom of this article). The footage is of Steve Harvey asking the question: "Name something that gets...
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The Good, the Bad and the Terrifying Proposals Out There to Curb America's...
How should our society deal with nicotine? There are millions of people who use this legal drug. Many people love their cigarettes. Others can’t stand their smoking and wish they could stop the...
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Drug Users of the World Unite!
America's longest running war is not in Afghanistan or Iraq. It's the 40-year war on drugs -- and the war on drugs is a war on us. Last year more than 1,600,000 people were arrested in the United...
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Thousands in Mexico Take to Streets To Protest Drug War – We Need to Do the...
Thousands came out yesterday across Mexico to protest the drug war. The protests were led by journalist and poet Javier Sicilia, whose son was killed last week in drug prohibition-related violence....
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4/20: Time to Have Fun – and to End Marijuana Prohibition!
April 20th is a special day for millions of people around the world, the unofficial “holiday” for marijuana smokers. Many people mark April 20th, especially at 4:20 pm, with a toke. Some people will...
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Portugal Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Decriminalizing Drugs By Tony Newman
Everyone knows that the war on drugs is a failure. Despite more than $40 billion spent every year on the U.S. drug war and 500,000 people behind bars on drug related offenses, drugs are as available as...
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