by borden, May 16, 2013, 12:26pm, (Issue #784)
Interns are making an important difference fighting the good fight with us at StoptheDrugWar.org.
by borden, May 15, 2013, 10:39pm
In a hearing devoted primarily to the IRS and Associated Press records controversies, one member of Congress pointed to the banning of things people think should be legal as another threat to freedom.
by borden, May 09, 2013, 10:30am, (Issue #783)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, May 09, 2013, 10:28am, (Issue #783)
Interns are making an important difference fighting the good fight with us at StoptheDrugWar.org.
by borden, May 03, 2013, 01:34am
The guy who fired bullets at the White House two years ago was angry about marijuana prohibition, prosecutors claim.
by borden, May 02, 2013, 11:58am, (Issue #782)
Interns are making an important difference fighting the good fight with us at StoptheDrugWar.org.
by borden, April 24, 2013, 05:48pm, (Issue #781)
Interns are making an important difference fighting the good fight with us at StoptheDrugWar.org.
by borden, April 24, 2013, 05:46pm, (Issue #781)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, April 18, 2013, 11:34am, (Issue #780)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, April 18, 2013, 11:31am, (Issue #780)
The International Drug Policy Reform Conference is a biennial event that brings together people from around the world who believe that the war on drugs is doing more harm than good.
by borden, April 18, 2013, 11:29am, (Issue #780)
Interns are making an important difference fighting the good fight with us at StoptheDrugWar.org.
by borden, April 17, 2013, 06:59pm
A senior Democratic congressman has predicted that the current congress will legalize hemp growing.
by borden, April 17, 2013, 06:11pm
Will Sen. Durbin press federal medical marijuana legislation if his home state approves medical marijuana?
by borden, April 10, 2013, 02:15pm, (Issue #779)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, April 04, 2013, 08:56pm, (Issue #779)
The International Drug Policy Reform Conference is a biennial event that brings together people from around the world who believe that the war on drugs is doing more harm than good.
by borden, April 03, 2013, 01:49pm, (Issue #778)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, March 31, 2013, 11:22pm, (Issue #778)
Interns are making an important difference fighting the good fight with us at StoptheDrugWar.org.
by borden, March 26, 2013, 01:56pm, (Issue #777)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, March 21, 2013, 12:04pm, (Issue #776)
Last year we began to offer the book "Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know" as an option for donating members. Authors of it are now consulting for Washington State on implementing legalization there. You can support us and get some insights into what they might do, by ordering it here.
by borden, March 20, 2013, 05:45pm
Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced S. 619, the bipartisan "Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013," allowing judges to set aside mandatory minimum sentences when they feel appropriate.
by borden, March 20, 2013, 12:47am
NYPD spent a million hours on marijuana possession arrests over the past decade, a new report finds.
by borden, March 19, 2013, 06:06pm
Prof. Kleiman has responded to concerns raised over his remarks during the Prop 19 campaign in California, predicting that Prop 19 would cause prices to plummet and that the feds would have had to intervene in ways going beyond how they've dealt with the medical marijuana trade.
by borden, March 19, 2013, 12:19am
Prominent policy analyst and UCLA professor Mark Kleiman has
by borden, March 14, 2013, 06:10pm
The International Narcotics Control Board stands alone among UN agencies -- even other drug agencies -- in its apparent unconcern with human rights. But the disjuncture may soon become harder to ignore, thanks to a pair of recent reports.
by borden, March 14, 2013, 11:11am, (Issue #775)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, March 09, 2013, 05:58pm
I am presenting at a symposium sponsored by the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal, "
by borden, March 06, 2013, 09:53pm, (Issue #774)
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to continue our work during the most important time in drug reform we've ever seen. We have gifts to send you too, with donations of $15 or more.
by borden, March 05, 2013, 03:51pm
The International Narcotics Control Board, a UN agency, and eight former DEA administrators came out swinging this week against marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. Their positions may be legal overreaches.
by borden, February 27, 2013, 10:46pm, (Issue #773)
We continue our newest gift offer -- and several older but good ones -- for StoptheDrugWar.org supporters donating $15 or more.
by borden, February 26, 2013, 11:40am
Former EU Drugs Commissioner Carel Edwards discusses EU efforts to shift drug policy away from the prohibitionist status quo and toward human rights and public health.
by borden, February 21, 2013, 12:11pm, (Issue #772)
We are pleased to launch a new gift offer -- and continue several older but good ones -- for StoptheDrugWar.org supporters donating $15 or more.
by borden, February 13, 2013, 01:54pm, (Issue #771)
We are pleased to launch a new gift offer -- and continue several older but good ones -- for StoptheDrugWar.org supporters donating $15 or more.
by borden, February 10, 2013, 05:49pm, (Issue #771)
MedicalMarijuana.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the medical marijuana issue. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, of which this week's is the final.
by borden, February 04, 2013, 07:10pm, (Issue #770)
DrinkingAge.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the issue of the drinking age. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, of which this week's is the fifth.
by borden, January 30, 2013, 09:04pm, (Issue #769)
FelonVoting.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the issue felony disenfranchisement. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, of which this week's is the fourth.
by borden, January 24, 2013, 11:21am, (Issue #768)
Apply for an internship at StoptheDrugWar.org and you could spend a semester fighting the good fight!
by borden, January 22, 2013, 10:35am, (Issue #768)
MedicalMarijuana.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the medical marijuana issue. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, of which this week's is the third.
by borden, January 16, 2013, 09:33pm, (Issue #767)
MedicalMarijuana.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the medical marijuana issue. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, of which this week's is the second.
by borden, January 12, 2013, 07:17pm, (Issue #767)
Apply for an internship at StoptheDrugWar.org and you could spend a semester fighting the good fight!
by borden, January 09, 2013, 10:18pm, (Issue #766)
MedicalMarijuana.ProCon.org, part of the ProCon.org family, is an in-depth web site presenting information and views from a variety of perspectives on the medical marijuana issue. The Chronicle is running a six-part series of info items from ProCon.org, of which this week's is the first.
by borden, December 21, 2012, 11:49am
StoptheDrugWar.org executive director David Borden is participating on a HuffPost Live panel starting at 11:30am EST this morning: Is Mexico's Security Policy Failing?
by borden, December 20, 2012, 08:10pm
Harborside is in the news again today.
by borden, December 20, 2012, 12:49pm, (Issue #764)
Nonprofits including those in drug policy reform face continuing challenges in the tough economic environment. That means StoptheDrugWar.org and Drug War Chronicle need your support to do our job in 2013.
by borden, December 18, 2012, 10:15pm
Rolling Stone's Tim Dickinson continues his coverage of marijuana legalization with a not unjustifiably optimistic article, "The Next Seven States to Legalize Pot."
by borden, December 15, 2012, 11:03pm
I have criticized the ease with which some media outlets and even some reformers have accepted the
by borden, December 15, 2012, 10:19pm, (Issue #764)
We print a few of the testimonials received this year about what Drug War Chronicle does for the work of all the organizations in the movement.
by borden, December 13, 2012, 02:04pm
Huge news this morning from Senate Judiciary Committee chair Pat Leahy (D-VT).
by borden, December 13, 2012, 12:55pm, (Issue #763)
Nonprofits including those in drug policy reform face continuing challenges in the tough economic environment. That means StoptheDrugWar.org and Drug War Chronicle need your support to do our job in 2013.
by borden, December 11, 2012, 07:02pm
by borden, December 10, 2012, 03:54pm
A mostly great piece in Rolling Stone this weekend, "Obama's Pot Problem," missed the mark on the federal preemption question -- can the feds shut down Washington and Colorado's legalized regulation systems?
by borden, December 06, 2012, 11:45pm
We noted this morning that marijuana is now legal in Washington State. But what happens next?
by borden, December 05, 2012, 11:31pm, (Issue #762)
Nonprofits including those in drug policy reform face continuing challenges in the tough economic environment. That means StoptheDrugWar.org and Drug War Chronicle need your support to do our job in 2013.
by borden, December 05, 2012, 02:16pm
A big anniversary today, and a big day tomorrow.
by borden, November 28, 2012, 09:59pm, (Issue #761)
We are approaching a new year, in a new time, with critical opportunities and critical work needed to be done. A tax-deductible donation as year's end approaches will make sure the word gets out in 2013 -- a non-deductible donation will help us advocate legislatively too.
by borden, November 20, 2012, 10:35pm, (Issue #760)
We are approaching a new year, in a new time, with critical opportunities and critical work needed to be done. A tax-deductible donation as year's end approaches will make sure the word gets out in 2013 -- a non-deductible donation will help us advocate legislatively too.
by borden, November 15, 2012, 09:48am, (Issue #759)
At a time like this -- when people are talking about drug policy like never before -- the movement's internet strategy is also more important than ever before. So please support our work with a generous donation today.
by borden, November 12, 2012, 05:38pm
A USA Today article predicts colleges in Colorado and Washington won't be changing their marijuana policies soon. That may be true, but it only goes so far.
by borden, November 12, 2012, 03:58pm
by borden, November 12, 2012, 02:51pm
Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there's another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war -- they are massively abusing the human rights of large numbers of their citizens.
by borden, November 11, 2012, 01:31pm
A Washington Post story by Sari Horwitz reports that federal officials don't know what they are going to do about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington.
by borden, November 11, 2012, 12:43pm
All three Democratic members of Colorado's Congressional delegation are planning legislation for next year that would exempt states enacting legalization systems for marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, the Colorado Independent has reported.
by borden, November 10, 2012, 10:58pm
[image:1 align:right caption:true]The SPD Blotter yesterday published "
by borden, November 10, 2012, 05:18pm
With US public support for marijuana legalization now at the 50% mark, and state legalization efforts now starting to come to fruition, people are naturally talking about it.
by borden, November 09, 2012, 11:13pm
Two county prosecutors in Washington State have dismissed 220 pending marijuana possession cases, in response to the passage of I-502, according to the Seattle Times.
by borden, November 09, 2012, 05:32pm
Jacob Sullum has a detailed discussion in Reason's "Hit & Run" blog of "
by borden, November 09, 2012, 01:16pm
John Stewart just took the media to task for all the marijuana jokes. Marijuana prohibition is a serious matter. Of course the show was funny nonetheless. :)
by borden, November 08, 2012, 05:36pm
by borden, November 08, 2012, 03:46pm
I posited yesterday that federal fast talking about the Colorado and Washington initiatives would start soon. It turns out that federal fast talking hasn't even needed feds to get started.
by borden, November 08, 2012, 12:54pm, (Issue #758)
There have been victories before in drug policy reform, but what happened this week is different.
by borden, November 07, 2012, 10:55pm
[image:1 align:right]Dominic Holden reports for The Stranger:
by borden, November 07, 2012, 06:16pm
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Not a day has passed since legalization initiatives passed in two states, and ominous words have already been spoken.
by borden, November 07, 2012, 01:57am
There were public policy questions on the ballots of 45 cities in Massachusetts today, asking voters their opinion on marijuana legalization.
by borden, November 07, 2012, 01:35am
Detroit has decriminalized marijuana! According to activist Tim Beck, WDIV TV 4 has projected that Prop M has won with 65%.
by borden, November 07, 2012, 01:25am
by borden, November 07, 2012, 01:13am
Sensible Washington, which opposed I-502 due to concerns over the initiative's DUI provision, has issued a grac
by borden, November 07, 2012, 12:47am
by borden, November 07, 2012, 12:41am
by borden, November 07, 2012, 12:34am
With almost 1.5 million votes counted, out of a total active registered voter population of 3.85 million,
by borden, November 07, 2012, 12:29am
There are postings on Facebook saying that Colorado's Amendment 64 for marijuana regulation has been called as passing.
by borden, November 07, 2012, 12:17am
In case you're following a Chronicle feed, rather
by borden, November 06, 2012, 11:19pm
As of 8:12pm mountain time, the Colorado secretary of state site shows
by borden, November 06, 2012, 09:17pm
We're trying something new -- hopefully it will work.
by borden, November 06, 2012, 11:48am
Today is the big day! Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Medical marijuana is getting votes in Massachusetts, Arkansas and Montana.
by borden, November 05, 2012, 12:17pm
[image:1 align:right]Our own Drug War Chronicle editor Phillip Smith debates former ONDCP senior adviser Kevin
by borden, November 04, 2012, 06:46pm
The founder of the flagship medical marijuana center, Harborside Health Center in Oakland, speaks out about how important it is to pass I-502 and how damaging a "no" vote on it could be for people's lives.
by borden, November 04, 2012, 06:09pm
StoptheDrugWar.org formally endorses Washington's Initiative 502 to legalize and regulate marijuana. In this post we explain why we believe the measure helps, not harms, most medical marijuana patients, and defeating it would therefore harm patients; why other attacks leveled against the measure are misguided, and why passage of I-502 is critically important.
by borden, October 31, 2012, 10:22pm, (Issue #757)
With marijuana legalization initiatives heading to the ballot, some with a good chance of passage, and with growing international support for a real debate on prohibition, people are talking about drug policy like they never have before. Our new book offers will help you be part of that conversation, while our new video offer will remind you why we should be angry too.
by borden, October 31, 2012, 12:28pm, (Issue #757)
The news cycle is awash with polls and news about the close race for president. But the most important votes happening next month may be historic initiatives to legalize and regulate marijuana -- and these are also going to be close. That is why your help is needed these next several days.
by borden, October 25, 2012, 04:08pm
The news cycle is awash with polls and news about the close race for president. But the most important votes happening next month may be historic initiatives to legalize and regulate marijuana -- and these are also going to be close. That is why your help is needed these next twelve days.
by borden, October 24, 2012, 08:46pm, (Issue #756)
With marijuana legalization initiatives heading to the ballot, some with a good chance of passage, and with growing international support for a real debate on prohibition, people are talking about drug policy like they never have before. Our new book offers will help you be part of that conversation, while our new video offer will remind you why we should be angry too.
by borden, October 24, 2012, 01:36pm
The famed native American activist addressed Students for Sensible Drug Policy's third national conference.
by borden, October 22, 2012, 06:16pm
A 60-year-old Georgia homeowner is dead after allegedly pointing a canister of pepper spray at police doing a drug raid at his home.
by borden, October 22, 2012, 06:13pm
France is about to become the latest European country to allow supervised injection sites to operate. Some could be open by year's end, the French health minister said.
by borden, October 20, 2012, 06:30pm
Chalk one up for the NJ Weedman. The longtime activist and gadfly convinced a New Jersey jury to ignore the law and acquit him of marijuana possession with the intent to distribute.
by borden, October 20, 2012, 06:24pm
New polls show Washington's I-502 still leading, but Oregon's Measure 80 doing badly.
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