Critics Push Back Against Biden Revival of Failed ‘War on Drugs’ Approach to Fentanyl
"Over 100,000 of our loved ones being lost to avoidable overdoses a year is not because of a lack of enforcement, it's a direct result of it," the director of…
Congress Has One Last Chance to Abolish the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Merrick Garland’s recent memo was an important first step, but only Congress can fully end the sentencing disparities.
Don’t Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden’s Marijuana Clemency
The president’s mass pardon may signal a shift in the federal approach to cannabis, but it won’t let anyone out of prison.
‘Next Up? Legalize It’: Advocates Cheer Biden Move to Pardon Marijuana Convictions
This must be the first of many steps to ending our decades long failed policies on marijuana.
Marijuana Justice Coalition Applauds ‘Long Overdue’ Senate Legalization Bill
"The official introduction of this bill to finally end the policy nightmare of federal marijuana prohibition is the culmination of unprecedented leadership in the Senate and engagement with stakeholders across…
Rats from Hell: Notes from a Federal Weed Trial
As weed remains illegal at the federal level, the Maryland federal district attorney’s office continues to be a hardliner in terms of Drug War prosecutions.
Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders?
Running for president, Joe Biden promised he’d decriminalize marijuana and pardon federal offenders. So why is Daniel Muessig about to go to prison for five years?
America’s Drug Wars: Fifty Years of Reinforcing Racism
The drug war has had a profound impact on American society by perpetuating racial disparities.
It’s Long Past Time to End the 50-Year ‘War on Drugs’
Nixon’s War on Drugs turned out to be a war on people. President Biden should end it once and for all.
Elections Proved Americans Are Done with the Drug War
Despite a seeming media blackout on the topic, voters continue to use ballot measures to push decriminalization to get around the control special interests exert over state legislators.
Johann Hari: The Troubling History of America’s Drug War
The journalist and author of "Chasing the Scream" discusses what he has discovered about addiction and the war on drugs.