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.
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.
Tony Newman, AlterNet. October 24, 2009. We are obviously a long way from elected officials being honest and principled when it comes to dismantling the disastrous drug war. But the tides seem to be turning.
Phillip S. Smith, DRCNet. June 5, 2009. How the mighty have fallen! Until recently, opponents of drug law reform in New York were successful using fear-mongering and demagoguery.
Tony Newman, AlterNet. May 23, 2009. If we're serious about real drug reform, let's create a space where users can take their drugs in a sterile, safe environment.
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report. May 1, 2009. Colbert interviews Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance on the need for massive drug law reforms.
Aaron Houston, AlterNet. April 29, 2009. So far, President Obama has been reluctant to spend political capital on marijuana issues -- but there's good reason to hope for change.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 28, 2009. The Obama administration is giving mixed signals on its pot policies despite a tidal shift in social views on legalizing marijuana.
Silja J.A. Talvi, In These Times. March 6, 2009. This is the right political moment for Obama to enact major progressive reforms in all avenues of the drug war and our justice system.
Tony Newman, AlterNet. February 2, 2009. The Olympic gold medalist struck another blow to the myth that pot smokers are lazy couch potatoes. He has no reason to say he's sorry.
Allan Clear, AlterNet. January 17, 2009. Regardless of how one might feel about drug users, syringe exchange is effective, is essential and there is momentum for change.
Tony Newman, AlterNet. January 12, 2009. This is a time to put big ideas on the table. We have to learn how to coexist with drugs. They aren't going anywhere.
Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: PEEK. December 12, 2008. 16 of the top 50 overall questions posed to the new administration on the Change.gov site pertained to drug law reform.
Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. December 2, 2008. Let's stop spending over $500 million every year on ineffective and wasteful policies like the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. November 18, 2008. After eight years of drug war status quo under the GOP, drug reformers are now hoping for positive changes in federal drug policies.
Matthew Palevsky, AlterNet. October 30, 2008. Treatment graduates ask CA voters to give others the opportunity they had, to get treatment and turn their lives around.
Jan Frel, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 28, 2008. Instead of just locking people up for harmless offenses like drug possession, Prop 5 pushes for rehabilitation.
Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: PEEK. March 13, 2008. UN Drug Czar Antonio Maria Costa made a rare appearance before the drug law reform community last November. He made quite an impression.
Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. February 1, 2008. The Dem candidates have good positions on medical marijuana, but they need to stand up for comprehensive changes in our drug laws.
Kevin Zeese, Freedom's Phoenix. December 13, 2006. The government's war on drugs is never-ending. Instead of enforcing drug prohibition, we should be spending money on treatment and rehab.
