One day after New Mexico’s House of Representatives passed legislation to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older, a Senate panel held a Saturday hearing to take initial testimony on three compet...
The House has not yet acted on its companion version of the bill to launch a pilot program for the “Harm Reduction Centers.” By Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, Filter The prospect of safe consumption si...
Cross-posted from the NIDA NewsroomA variety of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV. Source: NIAIDWhen taken daily, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis medication), is proven to prevent HIV transmission...
Logistics are an essential part of cannabis, but it's an area where people aren't looking. Inter-state commerce, importing and exporting over global borders.
New York Times, 20 Nov 2020 - MEXICO CITY - On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon stood in front of the White House press corps and made his historic declaration of a new type of war. "Public Enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse," he said. "In order to fight and […]
The Hill, 16 Nov 2020 - Next year will mark 50 years since President Richard Nixon declared drugs "public enemy number one," launching a new war on drugs that has pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into law enforcement, led to the incarceration of millions of people - disproportionately Black - and has done nothing […]
New York Times, 08 Nov 2020 - One of America's greatest mistakes over the last century was the war on drugs, so it's thrilling to see voters in red and blue states alike moving to unwind it. The most important step is coming in Oregon, where voters easily passed a referendum that will decriminalize possession […]
Watching The United States vs. Billie Holliday on Hulu. Many people are unaware of how much Billie Holliday (and her dangerously true song “Strange Fruit“) drew the ire of the government and racist drug warrior Harry Anslinger in particular during his ramping up for the war on drugs. This true story is taken in part […]
Wow. This is big news. Washington State Supreme Court finds state’s felony drug possession law unconstitutional The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s felony drug possession law is unconstitutional. Immediately following the ruling, Seattle Police announced they would no longer be arresting people for simple drug possession, and they won’t confiscate […]
Ending the war on drugs: Making the case for regulation of drug markets in Latin America and beyondA workshop organized by Transform DrugPolicy Foundation and MéxicoUnido Contra la Delincuencia as part of The International DrugPolicy Reform Conference 2013Join us to learn and share experiences on how to meaningfully engage with the drug policy reform debate, […]
Transformand MUCD were pleased to launch the latest publication from our joint Latin American Programme for Drug Policy Reform in Mexico City yesterday.‘Ending the War on Drugs: How to win the debate in Latin America' is the product of a series of workshops and consultations with experts across the region, and builds on Transform's 2007 book […]
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