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.
Basketball, Viktor Bout and Troubling Exchanges
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Prison exchanges and swaps are never entirely satisfactory affairs. The appropriate measure in such cases is the degree of dissatisfaction that arises from them. In…
Their Children Struggled With Addiction. Now They’re Fighting Against the War on Drugs
A growing number of parents see the war on drugs as an abject failure that harmed their kids.
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.
‘Habitual Offender’ Laws Imprison Thousands for Small Crimes — Sometimes for Life
Data obtained by The Appeal show nearly 2,000 people in Mississippi and Louisiana are serving long—and sometimes life—sentences after they were labeled “habitual offenders." But most are behind bars for…
Colombian President Calls for an End to the War on Drugs in Historic UN Address
In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Colombian president highlighted the necessity of ending the war on drugs and saving the environment.
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…
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?
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.