Remembrance: Walter Cronkite on the Drug War
The trusted and beloved news anchor spoke out about more than one war in his lifetime.
Media
Feature: Censorship in California -- MPP Marijuana Ad Campaign Hits Bumps as Stations Reject It
The Marijuana Policy Project has a TV ad campaign supporting the taxation and regulation of marijuana running in California. But don't be surprised if you haven't seen it -- several major TV stations don't want you to.
Feature: Marijuana Reform Approaches the Tipping Point
Marijuana legalization seems to have entered the mainstream in the first part of 2009. Drug War Chronicle asks some reform movement players just what's going on -- and what isn't.
Feature: Drug Reformers Boycott Kellogg Cereals Over Dumping of Michael Phelps Over Bong Photo
The Michael Phelps bong photo story has taken on a life of its own. It has garnered huge media coverage, much of it openly critical of the marijuana laws and official attitudes toward pot smokers. Now, drug reformers, sensing an opportunity to advance the cause, have organized a boycott of Kellogg cereals for refusing to renew his endorsement contract.
Europe: Former British Anti-Drug Official Now Calls For Legalization
Britain's prohibition establishment suffered a high-ranking defection when a former Tony Blair drug policy coordinator went over to the other side in an online comment that has excited considerable British media attention.
Media: David Borden in Televised Drug Legalization Debate
StoptheDrugWar.org's executive director recently did a 25-minute debate on drug legalization on a network that airs across Europe and the Middle East. Video is online here.
Marijuana: Washington ACLU Wants to Start a National Conversation
The ACLU of Washington state is going on the offensive with a campaign unveiled this week designed to start a national conversation about marijuana policy. The multimedia campaign features Rick Steves in a 30-minute video and has lots of other goodies for would-be debaters, too.
Video: US Government Encourages Drug Offenders to Choose the Army Instead of College
A new YouTube video from SSDP gets the word out about hypocritical drug laws and looks for the victims of one such law in particular.
Open Letter: You Screwed Up the "Snitch" Story, Anderson Cooper
A report by CNN's Anderson Cooper for Sixty Minutes on the "Stop Snitching" movement missed the mark widely. In this open letter to Cooper, DRCNet executive director David Borden lays out the real deal.
The Anti-Dobbs: Winning the War Within Through Drug Legalization
CNN populist anchor Lou Dobbs wants the United States to commit to victory in the drug war. In an editorial modeled paragraph for paragraph after Dobbs' editorial, DRCNet executive director David Borden explains the real deal.