Stories by Paul Armentano
Paul Armentano is the deputy director of NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), and is the co-author of the book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink (2009, Chelsea Green).
It's no wonder that a $2 billion anti-drug campaign which included suggestions that smoking pot supports al Qaeda and causes pregnancy completely failed. So why are Republicans throwing another $130 million at it?
Posted on Mar 16, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The latest numbers are out: nearly 800,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges in 2005. When will the insanity stop?
Posted on Feb 10, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Newly published scientific research suggests there may be a role for cannabinoids in pediatric medicine.
Posted on Mar 15, 2005, Source: AlterNet
A surge in the number of Americans peeing on demand has coincided with an explosion of alternative drug testing technology.
Posted on Feb 15, 2005, Source: Reason
Think the government's self-proclaimed 'war on terror' has diverted attention from its much longer and costlier 'war on drugs'? Think again.
Posted on Dec 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The federal government's annual drug use survey uses fuzzy math to arrive at a suspect conclusion – that only a tiny number of Americans are using illicit drugs.
Posted on Oct 4, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Not familiar with clinical research about marijuana's potential anti-cancer properties? You're not alone.
Posted on Sep 28, 2004, Source: AlterNet
A bumper crop of initiatives addressing marijuana policy and enforcement will appear on various state and municipal ballots.
Posted on Sep 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Despite Constitutional restrictions requiring the separation of church and state, George W. Bush's ardent Christianity remains the staple of his administration's anti-drug platform.
Posted on Aug 12, 2004, Source: AlterNet
New state and federal laws seek to charge non-impaired pot smokers with 'drugged driving.'
Posted on Jun 21, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Former Dallas Cowboys star Mark Stepnoski has become one of the nation's leading advocates for the liberalization of America's pot laws.
Posted on Apr 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet
A new report by the General Accounting Office says the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is a huge flop.
Posted on Apr 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet
America's war on drugs has a new commander in chief, and
his battle plan spells disaster. After almost 30 years,
billions of dollars, and tens of thousands of ruined lives,
Washington still can't seem to get it right.
Posted on Nov 21, 2001, Source: NORML
Americans pride themselves on their independent press. Yet some media outlets and networks are compromising their autonomy and objectivity by welcoming the federal government as a major paying advertiser. This alarming union is the latest outgrowth of the "war on drugs," and the launch of a new $775 million White House campaign to promote its objectives through television, radio and print advertising.
Posted on Nov 25, 2000, Source: The Freeman
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