Drug Policy

Conservatives Should Get Weak On Drugs

Citizens from across the political spectrum have largely considered illicit drugs such as cocaine and marijuana a grave threat to Canadian society. Accordingly, promises to get tough on drugs are proven vote-spinners for politicians coast-to-coast.

Drug Policy

Pulitzer Prize Awarded To Kathleen Parker

The 2010 Pulitzer Prize has been awarded to Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post for her perceptive, often witty columns on an array of political and moral issues, gracefully sharing the experiences and values that lead her to unpredictable conclusions. A MAP author search turns up 121 articles by her […]

Drug Policy

Take a new look at Drug War Facts

Those interested in drug policy need to take a new look at Drug War Facts . This long standing project of Common Sense for Drug Policy has been a staple of drug policy research for more than ten years. The resource has recently undergone a thorough review and renovation to […]

Drug Policy

The Case for Drug Regulation

By Mary Jane Borden Note: This post was written on September 19, 2001, just days after 9/11. The tragedy that unfolded the morning of September 11, 2001, shook America to its core. Surely we will look back upon that day, that moment in time, as the turning point on which […]

Drug Policy

Chemical Bigotry

[Chemical Bigotry] is the application of obstinate opinions, prejudices, and intolerance to those whose chemical profile appears one way versus those whose chemical profile appears another way.