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Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War

Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War

| Oct 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration has been blowing up fishing boats in the Caribbean — and now one in the Pacific — claiming without evidence that they’re “drug boats.” These are extrajudicial executions outside any system of law. And there’s a reason we shouldn’t allow drug...
Both Presidential Candidates Agree: We Need to Stop Arresting People for Marijuana

Both Presidential Candidates Agree: We Need to Stop Arresting People for Marijuana

| Sep 11, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAt a time when voters and politicians are historically divided, there is one issue that Americans largely agree upon: It’s time to legalize marijuana. Months ago, Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted that “Nobody should have to go to jail for weed.” Despite her past...
State-Level Marijuana Legalization Has Been a Stunning Success

State-Level Marijuana Legalization Has Been a Stunning Success

| Mar 28, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIt’s been over a decade since Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize marijuana for adults. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s fair to ask: Has this policy been successful? Absolutely. A policy of legalization, regulation, and education is...
Both Presidential Candidates Agree: We Need to Stop Arresting People for Marijuana

Is the Government Finally Abandoning Its ‘Flat Earth’ Cannabis Policy?

| Feb 7, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyHundreds of pages of recently released documents provided by the Department of Health and Services affirm what the overwhelming majority of the public has known for decades: Marijuana is therapeutically useful. And its harms are not on par with those of heroin — which...
The Drug War’s Dark Origins

The Drug War’s Dark Origins

| May 3, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOpponents of cannabis legalization frequently decry what they call a “rapid push” toward legalization in America. But to those of us who’ve spent decades fighting to end over a century of marijuana prohibition, these changes cannot come soon enough. The initial push...
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