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Salon.com June 30, 2001 Daniel Forbes |
The quiet death of prime-time propaganda With no fanfare, the White House drug office pulls the plug on its controversial program to pay TV networks for putting anti-drug messages in popular shows... |
Salon.com March 27, 2000 Fiona Morgan |
"Humanitarian cease-fire" in the war on drugs A Maine sheriff wants the Legislature to let authorities dole out confiscated pot to people who need medicinal marijuana. |
Salon.com May 15, 2001 Daniel Forbes |
Let them eat chemo Will the Supreme Court's ostrich-like ruling shut down the medical marijuana movement? |
Salon.com August 30, 2000 Arthur Allen |
Portrait of a drug czar Gen. Barry McCaffrey drives his government office like a lockstep battalion, but some contend his ruthless schedule and egomaniacal ways are only hurting his effort to bring sanity to America's drug policy. |
Salon.com January 5, 2001 Daniel Forbes |
New Mexico thumbs its nose at the war on drugs A panel convened by Gov. Gary Johnson calls for the legalization of marijuana and a shift in focus from penal measures to treatment for drug offenders... |
Salon.com August 31, 2000 David Tuller |
Striking down medical marijuana San Francisco's pro-pot district attorney discusses the long-term implications of the Supreme Court's ruling. |
Salon.com March 12, 2002 Janelle Brown |
Saying no to propaganda Critics say the government's new anti-drug campaign is reactionary and moralistic. Worse, it may not even work... |
Mother Jones February 2001 Evelyn Nieves |
Half an Ounce of Healing The desperately ill members of a Santa Cruz marijuana club aren't growing pot to get high or make money. They just want to find some relief... |
Salon.com March 29, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
Up in smoke The U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to close down California's pot buyer's clubs... |
Salon.com October 10, 2000 Arthur Allen |
The drug war's Tweedledee Does National Institute on Drug Abuse chief Alan Leshner push propaganda over science in his close coordination with drug czar Barry McCaffrey? |
Salon.com January 31, 2001 Chris Colin |
Doctor's orders: Get high A trip into the medical marijuana demimonde smokes out America's confusion about drugs, pleasure and morality... |
Reason January 2006 Jacob Sullum |
That Chemo Cachet Medical marijuana and kids: Hard as it is to believe, it appears that promoting marijuana as a medicine for cancer and AIDS patients does not make it seem cooler to American teenagers. |
Reason February 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Bongs Away! How the crusade against drug paraphernalia punishes controversial speech |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Palmeri & Marois |
The Latest Fiscal Buzz? Medical Marijuana Cities are taxing marijuana dispensaries to trim budget deficits. |
Reason August 2003 Julian Sanchez |
Bad Ad The Office of National Drug Control Policy once occupied itself with protecting Americans from the total ruin that follows inexorably from that first puff on a joint. Its new mission is apparently to protect us (and, coincidentally, its budget) from Americans who question its policy. |
Reason February 2007 Greg Beato |
Pot Clubs in Peril Are San Francisco zoning boards a bigger threat to medical marijuana than the DEA? |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2010 Sheelah Kolhatkar |
Reefer Sadness for Pot Farmers In Northern California's Humboldt County, small marijuana growers find the legalization of their business could be the worst thing that ever happened to them. |
Reason February 2001 Nick Gillespie |
Bill Clinton's Exit Interviews The outgoing president enters his final spin cycle... |
Salon.com February 22, 2000 Michael Massing |
The elephant in the room Presidential candidates are silent on the failure of the U.S. war on drugs. |
Salon.com October 20, 2000 Arianna Huffington |
Bye-bye, Barry McCaffrey Another drug czar leaves a failed tenure in office, declaring victory with a mess of skewed statistics... |
Reason January 2001 Michael W. Lynch |
America's Most Dangerous Politician I've been in New Mexico less than 10 minutes when I realize that no ordinary politician rules the Land of Enchantment... |
Salon.com April 24, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Virtually NORML Gov. Gary Johnson comes to Washington hoping to find converts to his anti-drug war crusade. He leaves one frustrated man... |
Salon.com April 20, 2001 Daniel Forbes |
Bush's new drug czar? John Walters, a hard-line drug warrior, is the leading candidate to replace Barry McCaffrey. Advocates say he's a throwback to the bad old days of Bill Bennett... |
Reason January 2005 Jacob Sullum |
Medicinal Grass Despite marijuana's low toxicity and long history of medicinal use, federal law puts it in a highly restrictive category. After decades of unsuccessful attempts to correct this anomaly, medical marijuana activists are trying a less direct approach. |
Reason April 2008 Jacob Sullum |
No Bad Drugs Two books on drug use in America offer conflicting opinions and further emphasize the arbitrary distinctions at the root of drug prohibition. |
Reason November 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Spliff Split Candidates on marijuana: The U.S. House of Representatives once again rejected a measure aimed at stopping the DEA's interference with the therapeutic use of cannabis in the 12 states where it's legal. |
Fast Company February 2004 Bill Breen |
Pipe Dream? Rick Doblin has a prescription for fixing NIDA's ailing medical-marijuana program: establish an alternative. |
Salon.com May 12, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski |
What has Barry McCaffrey been smoking? The former drug czar goes dot-com with an Internet company that charges $1,200 for online drug treatment... |
Reason January 2004 Renee Moilanen |
Just Say No Again The old failures of new and improved anti-drug education |
Reason November 2008 Jacob Sullum |
Follow State Law, Go Directly to Jail The Drug Enforcement Administration has raided more than 60 medical marijuana dispensaries in the last two years. Because the deck is stacked against them, dispensary operators facing federal drug charges typically plead guilty. |
AskMen.com October 28, 2000 Joshua Levine |
The Benefits Of Marijuana Are you sick of hearing your girlfriend nagging you about letting go of your pot pasttime? Have you been hearing a lot of negative things about the use of marijuana lately? Would you like to know what the real deal is behind the use of this infamous drug? |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 Eric Boothe |
The Right Mix for 2011 Incorporating the proper blend of media into your marketing initiatives will help to increase the flexibility and success of your pharma marketing campaigns. |
Reason February 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Pot Holders Rejoice Drug decriminalization -- in November, Massachusetts voters approved Question 2, a ballot initiative that eliminates criminal penalties for possessing up to an ounce of marijuana |
Fast Company February 2004 Bill Breen |
The Cannabis Conundrum As the founder of a British pharmaceutical company puts it, if it weren't called marijuana there would be an entire biotech business built around this plant. And that's just what's starting to happen (but not for the U.S. drug industry or the American patients these medicines might help). |
Sports Illustrated December 4, 2002 L. Jon Wertheim |
Taking Their Hits Smoking marijuana is fundamental for many professional athletes, even though they're winding up on the blotter pages. |
Reason April 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Data: Lack of PRIDE Is the government winning the war on drugs? |
Salon.com May 15, 2001 Dan Shapiro |
A nauseating ruling Clarence Thomas says marijuana has no medical use. Maybe he'd like to try my cancer... |
Reason August 2002 Jacob Sullum |
Anti-Drug Anxiety Trouble at the propaganda mill: In May a study finding that government anti-drug propaganda has not reduced teenagers' drug use prompted sniping between the drug warriors who commission the messages and the admen who create them. |
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Jens Erik Gould |
In Mexico, a Call to Legalize Drugs Mexico is publicly debating the idea of legalizing drug use to weaken the cartels. It would be an effective step only if the U.S. did the same. |
Fast Company Lydia Dishman |
Yes, You Can Get Fired For Doing Legal Drugs In the department of counter intuitive court rulings, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dish Network, when the company fired an employee for smoking marijuana. |
Salon.com June 23, 2000 Daryl Lindsey |
Drug cookies Why was the White House drug office monitoring your computer behavior? |
Salon.com January 9, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
The right stuff President-elect Bush should make reform-minded New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson his drug czar... |
Salon.com October 12, 2000 Arthur Allen |
Drug war politics The presidential candidates have not widely touted their plans to deal with drug abuse. Is it because of their own suspect histories? |
AskMen.com June 29, 2003 Bernie Alexander |
Worldwide Marijuana Sanctions This article explores the way the justice systems of different countries, such as the Netherlands, Mexico and Thailand, deal with crimes involving marijuana |
Salon.com June 15, 2000 Michael Sragow |
The things he did on "Grass" Comic-book artist Paul Mavrides talks about propaganda, America's futile drug war and the splashy graphics that spiff up Ron Mann's dope documentary. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 19, 2014 Michael Blanding |
Marketing Marijuana Forget Big Tobacco -- is the era of "Big Marijuana" that far off? |
Reason March 2001 Michael W. Lynch |
D.C. Downers In which our man in Washington listens to the drug czar babble and learns why we can't afford tax cuts... |
Salon.com August 18, 2000 Fred Branfman |
"The drug war is a dismal failure" Bill Maher calls for legalization, and says parents should drug-test their kids if they want to. A talk with the man who defines politically incorrect. |