An archive of our online chat about marijuana prohibition with renowned author Eric Schlosser and Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann is now available for listening. Schlosser and Nadelmann spoke for nearly an hour on topics ranging from the roots of prohibition to the prospects for industrial hemp.

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About Eric Schlosser

Eric Schlosser is the author of the bestselling Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness, and a correspondent for Atlantic Monthly. Madness chronicles the beginning of our government's insane war on marijuana users and condemns the mandatory minimum sentences that ruin so many lives.

About Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann is founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. A professor and author, Nadelmann founded the organization to advocate for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts, Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad.