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Published in: HomeoD Drug & Criminal Justice Policy Forum: Front Line Report - March 15, 2012It's hard to know these days which way the proverbial worm is turning when it comes to shifts in drug policy....
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Julie Falco & Dan LinnJulie Falco and Dan Linn are two of the leading drug policy reform activists in the State of Illinois. They have...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of February 16th 2012
Last Saturday, singer Whitney Houston died at the age of 48. The toxicology reports are yet to be completed, but...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Lynette Shaw
Lynette Shaw was the owner of the very first legal cannabis dispensary in the State of California, which she opened...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of February 9th 2012
This week we open with an editorial written by Amanda Fielding, who explains why so many countries who wish to...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Scott Tracy Imler
Scott Tracy Imler is one of the central figures in the history of medical cannabis legislation. He was a co-author...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of February 2nd 2012
While activists push for reform of drug laws, various legislative entities continue to tighten restrictions on the...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Jean Marlowe
Jean Marlowe is known as the Godmother of Medical Cannabis in the State of North Carolina.In this wildly...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of January 12th 2012
This week's stories reveal how the US continues to pursue militarized action in the War on Drugs, while municipal...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Stephani Conyers and Rebecca Forbes
A pair of videos from a mother and daughter testify to the brutality of the War on Drugs, and the consequences...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of January 5th 2012
2011 was a watershed year in drug policy all over the globe. The American and Canadian governments seemed to embrace...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Interview with Anthony Papa
In 1985 Anthony Papa was arrested in a New York cocaine sting, and under the draconian Rockefeller drug laws, was...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Interview with Ethan Nadelmann
Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of December 15th 2011
Switzerland and the autonomous Basque region of Spain decide to shift their marijuana policies in a more liberal,...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Interview with Donna Lambert
In August of 2008 San Diego law enforcement launched "Operation Green Rx," a series of coordinated raids on legal...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of December 8th 2011
As 2011 heads towards a close, US high courts send marijuana advocates a mixed message about states' rights and...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Interview with Debi Campbell
Debi Campbell was a recreational user of methamphetamine until her supplier was busted by Federal authorities. False...
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Published in: HomeThe History of Police Militarization in the US
On Monday, November 28, 2011, students at UC-Davis occupied Dutton Hall, the University's financial center, and held...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of December 1st 2011
Local officials in both British Columbia and Amsterdam wrangle with their respective national governments on the...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project - Interview with Steve Costello
From the time he was a young boy, Steve Costello knew he was destined for a life of crime. A committed gang member,...
