Stories by Ethan A. Nadelmann
Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.
Given that farmers are going to produce opium -- somehow, somewhere -- so long as the global demand for heroin persists, maybe the world is better off, all things considered, with 90 percent of it coming from Afghanistan.
Posted on Aug 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The movement toward ending America's irrational marijuana prohibition is building momentum. What's needed now is courageous leadership to take it to the next level.
Posted on Jul 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet
It's time for Latin America to start breaking with Washington over the war on drugs.
Posted on Jul 8, 2003, Source: AlterNet
When it comes to drugs, the White House is singing loud and clear: Blame Canada. But many Americans are singing a different tune: Praise Canada.
Posted on May 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The director of the Drug Policy Alliance says citizens must stay alert for irresponsible enforcement of this dangerous new law.
Posted on Apr 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Like the Southern racists who blocked civil rights reforms in the 1960s, today's drug war politicians are out of step with the public, but they don't care.
Posted on Sep 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Recent actions by the Bush Administration have destroyed any hope for an end to the punitive war on drugs that emphasizes punishment over treatment.
Posted on Jul 29, 2002, Source: AlterNet
There is no drug legalization movement in the U.S. What does exist is a nascent political and social movement for policy reform, which does not perceive itself as part of any broader social cause.
Posted on Oct 24, 2001, Source: Utne
"Darryl Strawberry can't seem to say no to cocaine, but who isn't addicted to one thing or another? Think about cigarettes. How many people have quit, and quit again, and again, and again? Or think about coffee. Imagine abstaining from that wonderful drug day after day after day, even on those mornings when nothing in the world would seem more pleasurable than a delicious hot cup. Who isn't addicted to something?"
Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: AlterNet
