Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/146115/the_future_of_drug_reform_is_bright/ The Students for a Sensible Drug Policy conference in San Francisco was a major demonstration of youthful, activist energy to change the drug paradigm. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:01 PDT Fred Gardner, AlterNet -a6930bdac99071f05e06364e95848b6a http://www.alternet.org/story/142337/sgt._northcutt%27s_post-iraq_nightmare%3A_getting_arrested_for_growing_pot/ Phillip Northcutt started legally cultivating medical marijuana to deal with PTSD from fighting in the Iraq. It wasn't long before the police and the courts caught up with him. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:01 PDT Fred Gardner, O'Shaughnessy's -a4414e334d12d8f1d4fe0397a22e3ce5 http://www.alternet.org/story/142271/smoking_marijuana_does_not_cause_lung_cancer/ New research shows here seems to be something in pot that actually undermines cancer, instead of causing it. -- and the media are doing their best to ignore it. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT Fred Gardner, O'Shaughnessy's -db6f595a43597164fdf2f17ddf06642b