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Drug Policy Alliance Blog
06/13/13
Earlier this week, Cameron Douglas – who is serving a nine-and-a-half-year sentence for a drug law violation – wrote a stinging op-ed that was published in the Huffington Post. Douglas, son of actor Michael Douglas, offered a compelling critique of the U.S. justice system and the way it harshly punishes...
06/12/13
A recent article in USA Today about a report by the University of Maryland School of Public Health claims that marijuana use is the cause of academic downfall, including making students less likely to complete college and increasing the likelihood of unemployment after graduation.
However, a closer look at the actual study...
06/06/13
"Frenetic" and "whip-smart" are two perfect words for our executive director. Rolling Stone captures his approach to reform and the success of his and DPA's work over the last 20 years in a great profile.
It's part of a new marijuana-themed issue that includes an article by Bill...
06/05/13
The sports world is all atwitter about Major League Baseball’s (latest) performance enhancing drug scandal. Amid all the sanctimony about the “integrity of the game” and self-righteous disdain for the so-called “cheater” players, two recent pieces cut to the heart of baseball’s drug...
06/04/13
In a recent interview in Britain's Event Magazine, academy award winning actor Michael Douglas vowed to fight for a complete overhaul of America's legal system. This comes on the heels of his son Cameron losing his appeal which affirmed his nine and a half year sentence for drug charges.
The story of Cameron...
05/30/13
The phrase “government cover-up” means different things to different people. For some, it conjures up images of military action, for others, thoughts turn to GMOs, and for others banking and Wall Street are foremost in their minds.
However, for more than 40 years, another cover-up has loomed over the U.S....
05/24/13
When it comes to the war on drugs, I thought I had seen it all. But I was shocked beyond belief when I read a story reported by ABC News about a high school student who suffered from Asperger's disorder and was arrested by an undercover cop posing as a student.
The parents of the 17 year old special-needs student are...
05/23/13
The Organization of American States (OAS) released an unprecedented report last Friday that presents the most high-level discussion of alternatives to drug prohibition in history.
This report is a big deal. It’s the first time that any multilateral institution anywhere in the world has critically analyzed the war on...
05/17/13
If you've read the news lately, you might think the 'war on drugs' is coming to an end. Recently, Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie signed a bill that would allow people who have overdosed and their friends to call 911 without fear of punishment. A few weeks ago, Deputy Director of the National Drug Control...
05/13/13
You might be familiar with Reefer Madness, the drug war film from the 1930s that has become a cult classic because of its over-the-top scare tactics about marijuana. Generations have laughed at the film's cartoonish hysteria, with young students portrayed committing acts of violent lunacy after smoking a joint with...
