Drug War Chronicle

A Washington, DC, press conference Thursday kicked off a day of actions around the country Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs."

Last month a bipartisan group of US Representatives introduced three new bills to protect medical marijuana patients, providers and businesses. Please visit our action alert web site to take action in support.

Legalization is an important battle to fight for the country, but victory is not a foregone conclusion. Which way things go depends on the actions that YOU take at this point in time -- the future depends on you.

If Maine voters want to legalize pot, it looks like they're going to have to do it themselves. The legislature just punted on a chance to do it for them.

Mexico's prohibition-related violence, with all its spectacular and horrifying brutality, continues unabated.

Here's a shocker (not): No charges will be filed against the Tucson SWAT team that gunned down an ex-Marine in a drug raid in his home.

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

To mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of the war on drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has released a scathing report calling for it to end.

We've got it all this week: jail guards, police dispatchers, parole officers, big city narcs, small town deputies...

The CNN Republican presidential debate tonight will include the self-destructing Newt Gingrich and the unannounced candidate Michelle Bachmann, but not announced candidate Gary Johnson.