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Can Marijuana Win Over Voters in This High Plains Red State? [FEATURE]
South Dakota voters will have not one but two different marijuana reform initiatives to decide on in November.
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Voters in a number of states will have the chance to weigh in on drug reform initiatives in November. (Creative Commons)
Drug Reform Initiatives Already on the November Ballot and Those That Could Still Make the Cut [FEATURE]
Drug decriminalization, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, and psychedelic reform initiatives have all already qualified for the ballot this year, and more still may.
Colombian peasant harvesting the coca crop. (DEA.gov)
Colombia After the Peace Accords: A Conversation with Vanda Felbab-Brown [FEATURE]
Things haven't gone exactly as planned.
It was a big year for marijuana in Congress. Less so in the states.
The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2019 [FEATURE]
From marijuana to psychedelics to the lingering overdose crisis to the emergence of a new vaping-related illness, a lot happened in 2019. Here are ten of the biggest highs and lows.
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Is the Era of the No-Knock Drug Raid Coming to an End? [FEATURE]
No-knock police raids are under fire like never before. Will we finally see change?
George Floyd's legacy is being created right now. (Prachatia/Creative Commons)
Amid the Tumult, Congressional Democrats Take on Policing Run Amok [FEATURE]
Faced with a civic uprising sparked by the death of one black man too many at the hands of police, Congress is moving swiftly to respond.
George Floyd's death at hands of white Minneapolis police officers (Wikipedia)
House Progressives File Resolution Condemning Police Brutality, Racial Bias, War on Drugs [FEATURE]
The clamor for fundamental reform of American policing, including the prosecution of the war on drugs, is growing.
To make things better in the federal criminal justice system, Congress has some work to do. (Creative Commons)
Fixing the Federal Criminal Justice System: The Establishment Weighs In [FEATURE]
A new report from a high-powered criminal justice panel offers detailed solutions for fixing some of the inequities of the federal criminal justice system.
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House HEROES Act COVID Relief Bill Calls for Prisoner Releases, Marijuana Banking [FEATURE]
The House Democrats' latest coronavirus relief bill doesn't leave prisoners behind nor the legal marijuana industry.
members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
End Drug Prohibition to Fight Organized Crime, World Leaders Say [FEATURE]
The Global Commission on Drug Policy has released a new report on how to most effectively target organized crime, and that includes moving toward legal, regulated drug markets.