AG Holder Ends Incentive for Law Enforcement to Seize Property

Federal agencies can no longer accept civil asset forfeiture proceeds seized by state/local law enforcement agencies unless the owner is convicted of a crime.

Congress Says No More Medical Marijuana Raids

For the first time, Congress is cutting off the federal funding used to raid medical marijuana dispensaries and undermine state medical marijuana laws.

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TED Talk: What Has the War on Drugs Done to the World?

Founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann, gave a fiery TED Talk about why we should end the war on drugs.

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Voters Accelerate Momentum to Legalize Marijuana, End the Drug War

Marijuana legalization passed in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., and groundbreaking criminal justice reforms passed in California and New Jersey.

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Attorney General Holder Ends Incentive for Law Enforcement to Seize Property

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NCAA to Re-Examine Drug Testing Policy

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Marijuana Legalization in Colorado: One-Year Status Report

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MDMA/Molly

Because MDMA is illegal – and, therefore, unregulated – it is impossible to know what a "dose" contains. In fact, many drugs sold as "ecstasy" or "molly" are not MDMA. Get more MDMA facts.

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