Stories by Jag Davies

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World AIDS Day: We Can’t “Get to Zero” Until We End the Drug War

Posted on: Dec 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The global war on drugs is severely jeopardizing the overall "fight against AIDS."

Deepak Chopra Joins Movement to End the War on Drugs

Posted on: Nov 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Physician, bestselling author and global thought leader Deepak Chopra has joined the Honorary Board of the Drug Policy Alliance.

Infographic: How Drug War Fuels the Global HIV Pandemic

Posted on: Jul 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Drug criminalization and mass incarceration force drug users away from public health services and into hidden environments with higher HIV risks.

Infographic: We Can't Stop AIDS Without Ending the Drug War

Posted on: Jul 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Rise in Teen Marijuana Use Demonstrates Continued Failure of War on Drugs

Posted on: May 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Virgin Group Mogul Richard Branson Joins the Movement to End the War on Drugs

Posted on: Feb 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some people might think that drug policy reform is a fringe issue. But reformers have won plenty of mainstream support, and achieved international victories.

The Writing on the Wall: Calendar Portrays America's Longest War

Posted on: Nov 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Sometimes it takes a picture to drive home the the human suffering and the outright absurdities wrought by our 40-year-old war on drugs.

Letting the Science, Not the Politicians, Decide About Marijuana

Posted on: Nov 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The federal govt. is still blocking the process that would allow the marijuana plant to be brought to market as a prescription medicine.

The War on Pot Is an Abject Failure ... Now's the Time for a New Approach

Posted on: Apr 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Calls for a new international framework for narcotics control are growing.