David Borden opening our March 2017 UN event featuring a video from the Vice President of the Philippines
Please Renew Your Support or Become a New Member This Year
Last week we warned that hardliners in Washington are trying to undo the progress we've made in stopping the drug war. Your support is needed the last few days of this year to fight back.
Drug overdoses killed record numbers of Americans in 2017. (Wikimedia)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Top Ten US Drug Policy Stories of 2017 [FEATURE]
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Tens of thousands die of drug overdoses, hundreds of thousands get arrested for drugs, yet marijuana is seeing boom times. As we bid adieu to 2017, here are the year's drug policy highlights.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has unleashed a drug war that has killed thousands. (Wikimedia)
From Bloody Drug War to Legal Pot: Ten Global Drug Policy Highlights (and Lowlights) of 2017 [FEATURE]
Here's a round up of major global drug policy news and events of 2017.
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Four Reasons Black Incarceration Rates Are Going Down, While White Rates Are Going Up [FEATURE]
The prison population is a little whiter than it used to be. Here are some reasons why.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Congress extended Rohrabacher-Blumenauer protections for another few weeks, the VA will now let doctors discuss -- but not recommend -- medical marijuana, a Utah poll has strong support for a medical marijuana initiative, and more.
BC health officials are going to start giving hydromorphone (Dilaudid) to chronic opioid users. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: BC Pilot Program Will Provide Free Opioids to Entrenched Users, More... (12/21/17)
Austin mellows out on pot policy, the VA lets doctors talk about -- but not recommend -- medical marijuana to patients, British Columbia is set to begin a pilot project of giving medical-grade opioids to chronic users, and more.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), cosponsor of the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment protecting medical marijuana. (house.gov)
Chronicle AM: Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment Reauthorized For Now, More... (12/22/17)
Congress reauthorizes the federal ban on funding to prosecute medical marijuana in states where it is legal, Massachusetts regulators approve draft rules for the legal marijuana industry, and more.
Marijuana Policy Project cofounder Rob Kampia and MPP go their separate ways. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: Kampia Out at MPP, Labor Unions Eye CA Pot Workers, More... (12/26/17)
Rob Kampia is no longer employed by the Marijuana Policy Project, labor unions are eyeing California's cannabis workforce as a recruiting bonanza, and more.
people lining up to buy heroin in Chicago, 2016 (Chicago PD)
Chronicle AM: New CA Pot and Driving Laws, IL Black Heroin Problem, More... (12/27/17)
Getting caught smoking pot while driving will soon net you a $70 ticket in California, the Urban League charges that black heroin and opioid problems in Illinois don't get enough attention, pilots will soon face DOT testing for prescription opioids, and more.
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