There’s a definite push to bring the drug war to an end and people are coming together to join this growing movement. This post from Drug Policy Alliance brings to you some of the most inspiring stories of 2015 that show that this push is gaining strength. Over the last few years there has been undeniable momentum to end our country’s disastrous war on drugs. Both voters and ... Continue Reading
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Is The End of Drug War Near in Latin America?
Latin American countries, that have suffered greatly from the Drug War, have started taking alternative baby steps to law enforcement at home. This post from Business Insider discusses how some Latin American countries have started believing that preventative measures and treatment are more effective than enforcement. The war on drugs, as we know it, may be coming to an ... Continue Reading
Mother Faces 28 Years in Prison for Treating Crohn’s Disease with Cannabis Oil
A Kansas mother, who is a Crohn’s disease patient, was arrested and had her minor son taken away from her, for using cannabis oil to treat her deadly disease. This post from AlterNet reports about Shona Banda's drug-war nightmare in Kansas. You don't want to be a medical marijuana patient in Kansas. You could face, arrest, prosecution, imprisonment, and the loss of your ... Continue Reading
U.S. Will Release 6,000 Non-Violent Drug Offenders
The Department of Justice will release 6,000 drug offenders from federal prisons, at the end of this month, as part of an effort to ease overcrowding of prisons. This post from High Times highlights the recent decision by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to provide early release for a number of drug offenders. In an effort to deal with prison overcrowding, as well as liberate ... Continue Reading
Tracing America’s Drug War from Caffeine to Weed
This video from AJ+ traces 100 years of America’s drug war starting from early 1900s. This post from Esquire showcases the dynamic video that reviews the history of the war on drugs in the United States and the vicious cycle it has created as a result. https://youtu.be/ymxH9uVq8-g You name it, the U.S. has banned it at some point. Caffeine? Check. Alcohol? Check. ... Continue Reading