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Who We Are and Why We Fight: "People Who Do Drugs, and People Who Don't, Will End the War on Drugs"

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. December 14, 2011.

The foremost U.S. authority on the harm of the drug war paints a clear and brilliant picture of the path to a better future.

Police Commissioner's Order Was Not Enough: NYPD Continues to Make Thousands of Illegal, Racially Biased Pot Arrests

Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. December 8, 2011.

While arrests have dropped ever so slightly since Police Commissioner Kelly issued his order, the NYPD is still using stop-and-frisk to make thousands of unwarranted pot arrests.

Pot Patient: "If I Didn't Smoke Marijuana, I Would Be Blind"

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. November 14, 2011.

In 1988, a federal program made Elvy Musikka one of the first Americans to receive medical marijuana. Now a marijuana activist, she shares her inspiring -- and enraging -- story.

Highlights and Insight From Leaders of the Anti-Drug-War Movement

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. November 11, 2011.

Experts discuss the status of medical marijuana; a Republican presidential candidate vows to free pot prisoners; and cops speak out against prohibition.

Drug Policy Alliance vs. O’Reilly: Dealing with Drug Use in Our Society

Sophie Blumenthal, AlterNet. June 23, 2010.

Fox News has a hard time realizing that we should take the money that we are spending on prisons and use it to address issues related to child abuse.

Leading UK Drug Reform Groups Push Ahead with Blueprints for Legalization

Charles Shaw, openDemocracy.net. June 11, 2010.

Two UK based organizations are charting a course through the miasma of international drug policy by publishing detailed road maps for comprehensive legalization.

Sting, Soros, Montel and More: We Are the Drug Policy Alliance

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. May 17, 2010.

It's time now for DPA to launch a new organizational identity that fully expresses each of our roles as agents of change.

Re:FORM: Artists Against the Drug War

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. May 4, 2010.

Using art as a vehicle for social change.

Don't Just Smoke a Joint on 4/20 -- Take Action Against Marijuana Prohibition

Bill Piper, AlterNet. April 12, 2010.

Stand up today with other Americans and get the word out there. This war will end; how soon depends, in part, on you.

Bloodbath in Mexico: Drug Prohibition Is to Blame for Thousands of Mexican and Now American Deaths

Tony Newman, AlterNet. March 15, 2010.

There is war in our backyard that can match the violence anywhere in the world, and that is the Drug War in Mexico.

The Relentless War on Drug Users Is Escalating Violence in the US: It's Time for Harm Reduction

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 14, 2009.

Hundreds gather in Albuquerque to celebrate a new dawn of wider acceptance of drug reform, while still feeling a little nervous about the path ahead.

Drug Policy Alliance Conference Comes at a Crucial Moment for Drug Reform

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.

More people than ever grasp the need to shift from criminalization to a public health model -- the Drug Policy Alliance's conference leads the way on this discussion.

Why Are We Locking Up Traumatized Veterans for Their Addictions Instead of Offering Them Treatment?

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. November 11, 2009.

This Veterans Day, let's get past the bunting and ribbons and look at our returning troops' real needs.

Drug Use by Political Candidates Isn't a Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy on the Issue Should Be

Tony Newman, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.

Now that the climate for political candidates has eased on personal drug use, we should focus on punishing elected officials who still believe in the drug war.