Stories by Rob Kampia

Rob Kampia is executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, DC. subscribe to Rob Kampia's feed

Barney Frank and Ron Paul Introduce Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

Posted on: Jun 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The bill would essentially treat marijuana like alcohol on the federal level.

Prohibition Ended 75 Years Ago, But What Have We Learned?

Posted on: Dec 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

It's time to bring marijuana under responsible controls and end the monopoly we've handed to gangsters.

Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of America's Longest War

Posted on: Nov 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America's longest-running and least-discussed war -- the war on marijuana.

Lunatic Drug Warriors Still Ignore Powerful Pot Science

Posted on: Sep 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Twenty years ago a DEA chief judge concluded that doctors should be allowed to prescribe pot -- and the government is still ignoring his ruling.

If Tobacco Regulation Works, Why Not Regulate Marijuana?

Posted on: Dec 23, 2007, Source: AlterNet

If we really want to control marijuana and keep it away from kids, why not try a method that actually works?

The War on Pot: America's $42 Billion Annual Boondoggle

Posted on: Oct 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet

What else could we spend $42 billion each year on? Health insurance for kids? Better paid teachers? It's our choice.

New Study Shows Medical Value of Marijuana

Posted on: Feb 21, 2007, Source: AlterNet

New research gives more ammunition to those hoping to change federal marijuana policy.

Your Tax Dollars On Drugs

Posted on: Apr 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The government's war on marijuana users has done real harm to our nation while chewing up billions of dollars every year.

The Lesson of Sativex

Posted on: Apr 19, 2005, Source: AlterNet

By approving liquid marijuana, the Canadian government has just certified that virtually everything our own government has been telling us about marijuana is wrong.

Is the Drug Czar Afraid to Debate?

Posted on: Sep 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet

U.S. drug czar John Walters says it's time for 'a national debate' on pot. Sounds good but does he really mean it?

Moment of Truth for Medical Marijuana

Posted on: May 28, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The state-federal conflict over medical marijuana is heating up, even as evidence for marijuana's medical usefulness grows every day.