Stories by Norm Stamper
Norm Stamper is former chief of the Seattle Police Department, and an advisory board member of NORML and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). He is the author of Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing (Nation Books, 2005).
Marijuana smokers show greater responsibility in their choice of drugs than those of us who choose (and abuse) alcohol.
Posted on Apr 22, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
Forty-three years ago I was an idealistic 21-year-old uninterested in punishing people. So why did I abuse those I'd been hired to serve?
Posted on Mar 11, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
If Steven Soderbergh's gritty 2000 film "Traffic" caused you to squirm in your seat, the real-life story of Mexican drug dealing is even more disquieting.
Posted on Jul 28, 2006, Source: AlterNet
A former police chief espouses his controversial views on drug laws -- namely, that we shouldn't have any.
Posted on Oct 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
In an excerpt from his new book, 'Breaking Rank,' a former police chief describes how America is losing its fight against drugs -- and why we should consider decriminalization.
Posted on Jun 15, 2005, Source: AlterNet
