Medical marijuana coverage on Channel 7
The Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation welcomes Channel 7’s stereotype busting story about the use of medical marijuana among older Americans. The complete video of this story, which aired on the...
View ArticleAlternatives to Prohibition
Over in our right-hand column you will find a link to the newly released Australia21 report Alternatives to Prohibition: Illicit drugs: How we can stop killing and criminalising young Australians. You...
View ArticleAustralian Cartoonist tackles the War on Drugs
Australian Cartoonist Stuart McMillen has produced a wonderful comic that highlights the similarities between our current policy of drug prohibition and alcohol prohibition in 1920’s America. Stuart...
View ArticleRegulating Cannabis
Common sense has prevailed in two US states that yesterday voted to regulate cannabis. Voters in Colorado and Washington state have sent a clear message to their elected officials that punishing people...
View ArticleBreaking the Taboo (documentary)
Breaking the Taboo is a global grass-roots campaign website against the War on Drugs, run by the Beckley Foundation in association with The Global Commission on Drug Policy, Virgin Unite, Avaaz and...
View ArticleDenmark withdraws funding from the UNODC
Australia should take note of this recent decision by Denmark. Does Australia know if any of its donations to UNODC or Asian countries are used in part or full for executions of people convicted of...
View ArticleEconomics Behind the U.S. Government’s Unwinnable War on Drugs
A new article by Benjamin Powell explaining the economics of the drug war has appeared here. The conclusions are listed below. People who read to the end will receive a free joke: Drug prohibition,...
View ArticleDrug policy
Another eventful few weeks in drug policy. Perhaps the major international event last week was the New Zealand parliament passing (by 119 votes to 1) the Psychoactive Substances Bill McLay’s opening...
View ArticleNeuroscientist Carl Hart explains why: “Drugs Aren’t the Problem”
Click on through for a great discussion about drug addiction with renowned Neuroscientist Carl Hart: Here is an excerpt: DR. CARL HART: Well, I come from—as you said, I grew up in the hood. And so,...
View ArticleDrug law reform in the media
Professor David Pennington calls for radical changes in Victoria’s approach to illicit drugs. Should medical marijuana be legalised?
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