Drugs

UPDATED: Jon Bon Jovi's Teen Daughter Arrested After Heroin Overdose -- Why She Shouldn't Have Been

By Gabriel Sayegh / AlterNet

New York passed a law protecting 911 callers from prosecution for drug crimes. Apparently, it's not being implemented.

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How I Became a Junkie

By Amy Dresner / The Fix

Former Cop to Rachel Maddow: Legalizing Pot is a "Win-Win"

By Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

80 Years in the Slammer for Medical Pot: Drug War Injustices Abound, Despite Reforms

By Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

With Pot Legal in Two US States, Latin American Leaders Call for Review of International Drug Policy

By Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

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Drugs

The American Public Is Doing a 180 on Marijuana Prohibition...How Come the Politicians Aren't?

Mark A.R. Kleiman / Salon

Obama, Let Washington and Colorado Smoke Their Legal Marijuana in Peace!

Paul Campos / Salon

Video: What to Make of Marijuana Legalization in WA and CO

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

With Two States Legalizing Marijuana, Are Drug Warriors In Washington Freaking Out?

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

California Voters Scrap Draconian "Three Strikes" Law

Lynne Lyman / AlterNet

Legalize It! Historic Night for Marijuana Reform as Colorado and Washington Take the Big Step

Steven Wishnia / AlterNet

Many Former Prisoners Don't Know They Are Eligible to Vote

Anthony Papa / AlterNet

How This Election Could Deliver a Blow to Mexican Drug Cartels

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

Top 5 Bad Excuses for Voting Against Pot Legalization

Russ Belville / AlterNet

Can One New Film Spread Drug War Outrage Across the Globe?

Helen Redmond / AlterNet

The Good News for Pot Tourists in Amsterdam Is Less Clear Than Originally Thought

Elisabeth Garber-Paul / AlterNet

Why Election Day Marks the Beginning of the End of Marijuana Prohibition

Paul Armentano / AlterNet

Were It Not For His Own Drug-Induced Hallucinations, Oliver Sacks Might Not Have Taken Patients Seriously

Kerri Smith / The Guardian

Will This Election Unravel Prohibition?

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

I Was Addicted to Sugar

Laura Barcella / The Fix

Marijuana Prohibition Is Hanging on by Its Final Thread -- There's a Bright Future on the Horizon

Doug Fine / AlterNet

Those Pungent Smells Oozing Out of Marijuana Buds Are Actually Giving You Clues About What Their Effects Will Be Like

Fred Gardner / O'Shaughnessy's

The Amazing Benefits of Hemp Seeds -- Too Bad the DEA Is Curtailing the Industry

Gero Leson, Walter Russell / O'Shaughnessy's

What It's Like to Be a Professional Marijuana Trimmer

Artemis Oscar / O'Shaughnessy's

Three Teenagers Explain Why They Turned to Marijuana to Help Their Medical Conditions

Paul Meyer, MD / O'Shaughnessy's

10 of the Harshest Sentences for Pot in the U.S.

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

This DEA Agent Went To Mexico To Beat The Drug Cartels. It Didn't Turn Out Well.

Robert Greenwald / AlterNet

Why Voting "No" Could Be a Win For Medical Marijuana in Montana

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

Larry King Hosts Third Party Debate: Presidential Candidates Slam the Drug War

Derek Rosenfeld / AlterNet

Media Ignored Expert's Shocking Findings That Marijuana Helps Prevent Lung Cancer: Now It's Med-School Material

Fred Gardner / AlterNet

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