
The Drug War’s Dark Origins
May 3, 2023 | When you hear why politicians wanted to ban marijuana in the first place, you’ll understand why our century of prohibition can’t end soon enough.
May 3, 2023 | When you hear why politicians wanted to ban marijuana in the first place, you’ll understand why our century of prohibition can’t end soon enough.
March 8, 2023 | Opponents thought legalization would lead to more teens using marijuana. Ten years since the first states legalized, the reverse has happened.
January 18, 2023 | Some politicians want to ban potent marijuana. But legalization already gives consumers the info they need to make safe, educated choices.
October 10, 2022 | The immediate impacts are modest, but the order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake.
September 22, 2022 | The politics of ending cannabis prohibition are good. The policy is even better.
August 31, 2022 | Legalization opponents have lost the hearts and minds of the public, so they’re trying to take the public out of the equation.
March 23, 2022 | Public officials are spreading rumors about “fentanyl-laced” cannabis. These concerns are way overblown, but there is an easy solution.
January 12, 2022 | Even without Congress, the president could take important steps to ease federal cannabis prohibition. What’s he waiting for?