screening of "10 Rules for Dealing with Police," NAACP national conference, July 2010
NAACP Calls for End to War on Drugs
In a historic step, the nation's largest and oldest black advocacy group has formally come out against the war on drugs.
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Hawaii teachers won't have to provide these to keep their jobs. (image via wikimedia.org)
Hawaii Teachers Fend Off Random Drug Testing
After more than three years of controversy and challenges, the state of Hawaii has given up on trying to impose random, suspicionless drug testing on teachers.
You could grow 100 square feet's worth of these if a Missouri initiative becomes law. (photo by the author)
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed
Marijuana initiative fever is breaking out all over! Now you can add Missouri to the list.
For the first time, a bill to free the weed is before Congress. (image via Wikimedia.org)
Historic Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition Introduced [FEATURE]
A bill that would end federal marijuana prohibition is now before Congress.
LEAP members pass by the White House as they deliver their report to the drug czar's office.
Cops Say Forty Years of War on Drugs is Enough [FEATURE]
To mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's declaration of the war on drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has released a scathing report calling for it to end.
Marching to the end the drug war in San Francisco (Image courtesy the author)
Rallies, Vigils Mark 40 Years of Failed Drug War [FEATURE]
From sea to shining sea, people took to the streets for protests and vigils to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's war on drugs.
The Maine state capitol. There is no joy for pot fans in Augusta this week. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Maine House Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill
If Maine voters want to legalize pot, it looks like they're going to have to do it themselves. The legislature just punted on a chance to do it for them.
Connecticut is about to join the ranks of the decrim states. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Connecticut Legislature Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
Connecticut is only a stroke of the governor's pen from becoming the latest decrim state.
Florida state workers, be prepared to submit one of these if Gov. Scott has his way. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
ACLU Sues Florida Governor on State Employee Drug Tests [FEATURE]
Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott thinks he can make state employees pee in a cup for him with the stroke of a pen. The ACLU of Florida disagrees and is suing him in federal court.
Drugs Prohibition War Ignites Mexican Fury at U.S. Indifference
The United States has spent over $1 trillion promoting democracy in far-flung Iraq and Afghanistan while friendly neighbor Mexico gets a fraction of that in its prohibitionist fight against drug trafficking organizations. Mexico's frustration with Washington's priorities has plunged ties between the two allies to their lowest ebb in years. Last year alone, the U.S.-backed campaign claimed the lives of over 15,000 people in Mexico -- that is more than double the combined civilian deaths reported in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the United States has spent over $1.2 trillion in the past decade.