New York Times Editorial Board Calls for Repeal of Marijuana Prohibition

The paper of record broke new ground by calling for the federal government to end the ban on marijuana.

WHO Calls for Drug Decriminalization

The World Health Organization, the United Nations’ leading health agency, published a report with a clear call for broad drug policy reforms, including decriminalization of drug use and harm reduction practices.

New York Becomes 23rd Medical Marijuana State

New York is now the twenty-third state to create legal access to medical marijuana for seriously ill patients.

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Protect the Kids: End the Drug War

Drug Policy Alliance 07/31/14

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Dr. Carl Hart is Awarded the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award for His Provocative Memoir that "Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society"

Drug Policy Alliance 07/30/14

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Governor Cuomo Highlights Urgency For Swift Implementation of New York's Medical Marijuana Program

Drug Policy Alliance 07/30/14

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Heroin

To avoid fatal overdose, people who use heroin and other opiates, as well as their peers and loved ones, should be trained to administer naloxone, an overdose reversal drug. Get more heroin facts.

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.

Marijuana

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug, with forty-two percent of American adults reporting that they have used it. Get more marijuana facts.

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Approaches to Decriminalizing Drug Use and Possession

We should not arrest people simply for using or possessing drugs.

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Marijuana Stock Photos

These are the type of photos media could be using when doing a story about marijuana legalization.

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Save the Date: 2015 Reform Conference

The 2015 International Drug Policy Reform Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. November 18-21, 2015.

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DPA's Honorary Board

The DPA Honorary Board includes prominent figures from both the left and the right who are renowned for their leadership in the fields of law, health, business, media and politics.

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