Washington, DC, Approves Natural Entheogen Initiative
Nov 4, 2020 — 2020. Voters in the nation's capital have overwhelmingly approved an initiative to effectively decriminalize the cultivation, use, possession, and distribution of natural psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, magic mushrooms, and peyote. According to unofficial election results, the measure was winning with 76% of the vote.
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The Mexican federal government has sent hundreds of troops into the country's lime-producing heartland to help growers fend off drug cartels, and more. Chronicle. TD Bank got caught doing money laundering for drug traffickers, among others. …
How the Global Drug Warâ s Victims Are Fighting Back [FEATURE]
Dec 17, 2021 — The event, "SDG 16: The Global War on Drugs vs. Rule of Law and Human Rights," was organized by DRCNet Foundation, the 501 (c) (3) charity operated by StoptheDrugWar.org, publisher of this newsletter. The "SDG 16" refers to Sustainable Development Goal 16 -- Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions -- of the …
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Oct 30, 2024 — Endorsement Harris, Part 2 of 2: Cannabis (Marijuana) Policy. Advancing the rescheduling process is a critically important achievement of the Biden-Harris administration. Harris reduced arrests as San Francisco DA, and supports legalization. Trump's seeming tolerance for cannabis law reforms may have less to it than meets the eye. Breonna Taylor.
Chronicle Magazine Review: The Baffler, No. 74, Altered States
Jun 20, 2024 — This smart and scrappy rag has earned it. Chronicle Magazine Review: The Baffler, No. 74, Altered States (June 2024,136 pp., $14 PB) Writing about drugs and drug policy doesn't have to come from academic presses or book-length journalistic reportage. Maia Szalavitz writes consistently cogent and well-informed short pieces on various aspects of ...
Our Work on Medical Marijuana at the UN | StoptheDrugWar.org
Dec 31, 2020 — This post is the first of a series explaining our organization's current work and strategy. One part of that is work at the United Nations. A volunteer team of advocates spearheaded work on the reclassification of cannabis (marijuana), during the past two years while the World Health Organization's Expert Committee on Drug Dependence worked on recommendations, and then while those ...
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The Mexican federal government has sent hundreds of troops into the country's lime-producing heartland to help growers fend off drug cartels, and more. TD Bank got caught doing money laundering for drug traffickers, among others. They paid a …
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StoptheDrugWar.org's cannabis policy program includes reporting, lobbying, research and advocacy to help guide the transition to legalization, and engagement with drug policy at the United Nations. In 2023, we are engaging with US foreign policy related to drugs in the legislative process, pressing human rights, rule of law issues and ...
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]
Sep 20, 2024 — Fatal drug overdoses have declined dramatically, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC). The provisional drug overdose count for the 12-month period ending in April shows a ten percent decrease in overdose deaths. While overdose deaths appear to have plateaued in 2021-2022, they declined by three percent between 2022 and 2023, a decline that has ...
Book Review: Drug Use for Grown-Ups - StoptheDrugWar.org
Feb 18, 2021 — Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Carl Hart (2021, Penguin Press, 290 pp., $28.00 HB) Dr. Carl Hart is a one-man drug and drug user destigmatization machine. In his new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups, the Columbia University psychology professor blasts drug prohibition as both an affront to the American dream of the ...