Canada’s ‘Law Enforcement Against Prohibition’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 28, 2013 A retired 29-year veteran of the Winnipeg Police Service told Vice magazine that he wants to see all drugs legalized and regulated by the government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Public Opinion Shifts on Pot, Colbert Declares War on Scarborough, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 5, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Connecticut's tough new gun laws and a recently created PAC looks to support candidates based on one nonpolitical trait. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage and Pot for Fun Now Legal in Washington

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2012 The Evergreen State began granting same-sex marriage licenses Thursday morning while crowds lit joints at a celebration beneath the Space Needle in Seattle. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study Says Moderate Marijuana Smoking Doesn’t Hurt Lungs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2012 Before you rush out and follow Snoop Dogg's lead, you might read the fine print about a new NIH-funded study about moderate long-term marijuana use and its effects (or lack thereof) on lung function. On the other hand, the study makes a strong case for giving up cigarettes and rolling a joint. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Soros Makes the Case for Legal Weed

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 The billionaire investor/activist has written a well-reasoned essay in the Wall Street Journal arguing for an end to marijuana prohibition The L Times reports that in California, Soros is backing the cause with more than words (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What the Pot Legalization Campaign Really Threatens

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 24, 2010 By their actions, alcohol companies are admitting that more sensible drug policies could cut into their government-created monopoly on mind-altering substances. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mexican President Willing to Discuss Legalizing Drugs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who has conducted a deadly war with drug cartels since 2006, said he is open to debating the legalization of drugs, although his office maintains that he opposes the idea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Could Pot Topple the Tea Party?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 The tea party is still less a party than a loose coalition, offering both opportunity for expansion and the threat of division. Take, for example, one growing states' rights issue that might pose some problems this election season: the legalization of marijuana. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pot Politics: California Could Go All the Way

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 California was the first to legalize medicinal marijuana and, if three ballot measures and a bill floating around the state legislature have anything to say about it, the Golden State could be the first to legalize and tax adult marijuana use across the board. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is the ‘War on Drugs’ Ending?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2009 Mexico and Argentina's recent decisions to decriminalize the personal use of drugs mark a growing trend across Latin America to reject the now-40-year-old, U.S.-led, Nixon-founded "war on drugs" as both harmful and ineffective. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drugs Are Sick

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2009 U.N. drug chief Antonio Maria Costa believes drug use should be treated as an illness and not criminalized. Costa says international law enforcement should shift focus to traffickers rather than users, an intriguing (look at the U.S. prison population) but problematic (look at Mexico's drug war death toll) strategy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Africa Prepares for World Cup, Prostitution

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 A plan to legalize sex work in time for South Africa's 2010 World Cup has many in the country upset. While supporters believe criminalization puts women in harm's way, religious groups and others argue that "family values" trump the interests of both the national economy and individual workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )