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Stories by Tony Newman

Tony Newman is communications director for the Drug Policy Alliance.

President Obama And Gov. Paterson Get Love For Recent Drug Policy Reforms

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 in America: More Mainstream Than Ever, More Arrests Than Ever

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

Why a Ban on Flavored Cigarettes and Outdoor Smoking Will Backfire

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

Drug Use by Political Candidates Isn't a Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy on the Issue Should Be

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

Is It Okay to Fire People Who Smoke or Are Obese?

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

Should We Ban Tobacco?

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

Supervised Drug-Injection Facilities in New York? Yes We Should (and Can)!

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

Obama's Drug Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

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

Yankees Pitcher's Mom Arrested for Meth: Should She Get Treatment or Prison?

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

Blame Prohibition, Not Pot Smokers for Violence in Mexico

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

Kids Do the Darndest Things: Joe Biden's Cocaine Dilemma

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

Michael Phelps Has No Business Apologizing for Taking Bong Hits

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

Five Ways We Can Build a Movement to Stop This Idiotic War on Drugs

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

Obama's Smoking Drama

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

To Jail or Not Jail for Drug Relapse?

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

How Will the Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use?

Drug consumption probably won't go anywhere -- just our patterns of how we use them.
Posted on Oct 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Smoke a Joint and Your Whole Family Could End Up Homeless

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

CNN's Lou Dobbs Is Clueless When It Comes to the Drug War

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

Idiotic School Ban on Candy Mirrors Stupidity of Drug Prohibition

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

The Top 10 Things I Know About Drugs

We have to learn how to live with drugs -- because they aren't going anywhere.
Posted on Jun 2, 2006, Source: AlterNet

How Grieving Becomes Healing

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

Support the Drug-Addicted Troops

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

Prison Smokescreen

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

Fire Up; Get Fired?

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

Partying With My Parents

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

My Drug Addiction

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

Honoring the Whole Dr. King

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

DPA ADVISORY: "RAVE" BILL

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