Stories by Steve Fox
Steve Fox is director of government relations for the Marijuana Policy Project.
Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana.
Posted on Nov 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The stats for death and injury tied to alcohol on campus are staggering, yet students are more harshly punished for pot -- which is far more benign.
Posted on Aug 20, 2009, Source: Chelsea Green Publishing
The authors of a new book on misconceptions about marijuana respond to the torrent of comments on an excerpt published on AlterNet.
Posted on Aug 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet
A new book explains how we're steering people away from cannabis and toward the use of a very harmful and deadly substance: alcohol.
Posted on Aug 6, 2009, Source: Chelsea Green Publishing
The federal government has spent over a billion dollars in recent years telling Americans what to think about marijuana and illegal drugs.
Posted on Jan 31, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Because he tested positive for marijuana, former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams faces the potential loss of his career.
Posted on Oct 6, 2004, Source: AlterNet
If the idea is to stop teen substance use, the approach we've used with tobacco works better than the approach we've taken with marijuana: regulation of adult use rather than prohibition.
Posted on Jun 16, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Congress ought to ensure that what happened to Ed Rosenthal one year ago should never happen again.
Posted on Jun 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet
A new law denies federal funding to any transit agency that allows the display of advertisements supporting 'the legalization or medical use' of marijuana.
Posted on Feb 25, 2004, Source: AlterNet
