Stories by Tony Newman
Tony Newman is communications director for the Drug Policy Alliance.
We are obviously a long way from elected officials being honest and principled when it comes to dismantling the disastrous drug war. But the tides seem to be turning.
Posted on Oct 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Marijuana's coming-out party is kicking into high gear across America -- but way to many people still are getting cuffed for it.
Posted on Sep 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet
We should celebrate our success curbing cigarette smoking but let's not get carried away and think that criminalizing smoking is the answer.
Posted on Sep 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Now that the climate for political candidates has eased on personal drug use, we should focus on punishing elected officials who still believe in the drug war.
Posted on Sep 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet
First the employers came for the smokers. Now they're talking about not hiring obese people. Your personal struggle or lifestyle choice may be next.
Posted on Aug 18, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Cigarettes kill more people than cocaine, heroin, meth and all other illegal drugs combined. Imagine if they were illegal.
Posted on Aug 2, 2009, Source: CNN
If we're serious about real drug reform, let's create a space where users can take their drugs in a sterile, safe environment.
Posted on May 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Drug Czar reaffirms support for clean syringes to reduce HIV and ending raids on marijuana dispensaries.
Posted on May 15, 2009, Source: Drug Policy Alliance
Joba Chamberlain’s mom faces 50 years behind bars for selling a small amount of meth; should we offer compassion or jail time?
Posted on May 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The average pot smoker's purchasing of marijuana has no relationship to the violence along the border.
Posted on Apr 17, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
The allegations about Ashley Biden offer her father a chance to join the millions who challenge the irrationality of our drug laws.
Posted on Mar 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The Olympic gold medalist struck another blow to the myth that pot smokers are lazy couch potatoes. He has no reason to say he's sorry.
Posted on Feb 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet
This is a time to put big ideas on the table. We have to learn how to coexist with drugs. They aren't going anywhere.
Posted on Jan 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet
It is no fun having to explain to people, in person or on national television, how you came to start cigarettes again once they "catch" you.
Posted on Dec 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet
There is a raging battle in the treatment community over how much carrot vs. stick we should use to help people who need treatment.
Posted on Oct 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Drug consumption probably won't go anywhere -- just our patterns of how we use them.
Posted on Oct 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet
For 40 years, we have been waging a "war on drugs." Families are kicked out of housing when many have done nothing wrong.
Posted on May 28, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
Lou Dobbs talks nonsense to explain Mexican drug violence. Face it: Drug prohibition creates a profit motive that people are willing to kill for.
Posted on May 16, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Whaddya know? As soon as CA schools started banning candy, students started dealing it on the "underground market" at a marked up price.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet
We have to learn how to live with drugs -- because they aren't going anywhere.
Posted on Jun 2, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Instead of seeking vengeance after their son was murdered, Derrel Myers and Naomi White are trying to create a world in which no parent has to bury a child killed by gun violence.
Posted on Mar 4, 2006, Source: AlterNet
War experiences can lead to self-medication and drug addiction. Supporting the troops means providing proper mental health care and treatment programs when they come home.
Posted on Aug 8, 2005, Source: AlterNet
California's new prison smoking ban won't prevent prisoners from lighting up -- but it will increase violence behind bars.
Posted on Jul 12, 2005, Source: AlterNet
When it comes to helping smokers quit, we should be offering compassion and understanding, instead of unemployment and shame.
Posted on Jan 31, 2005, Source: AlterNet
My parents' goal for their two kids was not to practice the unrealistic mission of abstinence, but to keep us safe. In this regard they were incredibly successful.
Posted on Dec 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet
I used to find it hard to understand when former problem drinkers said if they had even one drink, they would go back to binge drinking. Well, after being hooked on cigarettes, I understand.
Posted on Aug 18, 2004, Source: AlterNet
In a time of national division we can honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. by pondering his words on war and U.S. foreign policy.
Posted on Apr 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Broad language in a rapidly moving Senate bill could mean up to 20 years in prison for concert throwers and private property owners and a move away from health and safety regulations if the law passes.
Posted on Jul 12, 2002, Source: Drug Policy Alliance
