Professor of Pharmacology and co-author of Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts, John Morgan explains why marijuana should be legalized for the safety of the community.
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Professor of Pharmacology and co-author of Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts, John Morgan explains why synthetic marijuana is problemmatic as a substitute for therapies calling for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
Drug Policy Alliance executive director Ethan Nadelmann discusses the dangers of incorporating the criminal justice system into the current and effective public health approach to discouraging cigarette use. Learn more at www.drugpolicy.org.
Real Time with Bill Maher on the 'Stupid' Drug War: Part 1 of 3: Dan Rather reports terrorists are already using illegal drug trade routes to enter the U.S.
DPA's Marsha Rosenbaum appears briefly on MSNBC to discuss a new drug test technology that can determine whether or not a randomly tested student has consumed alcohol within the previous 80 hours. Pequannock Township in New Jersey will be the first school district to begin using the new test, beginning in February.
America's toughest sheriff Gerald Hege who has his prisoners wear pink striped uniforms in his pink jail gets punked by drug war activist Anthony Papa Communications Specialist for Drug Policy Alliance
DPA's Marsha Rosenbaum appears briefly on a CNN News feature to discuss a new drug test technology that can determine whether or not a randomly tested student has consumed alcohol within the previous 80 hours. Pequannock Township in New Jersey will be the first school district to begin using the new test, beginning in February.
WWL-4 in New Orleans interviews Ira Glasser, president of the Drug Policy Alliance, who explains how racial discrimination is perpetuated through America's harsh drug laws. Money line: "Al Capone did not shoot people because he was drunk. Nobody gets shot for selling cigarettes. It's the prohibition law that creates the crime, not the drug." (
Actor/director Jason Alexander: "I'm for the legalization of everything you can name. Prosecute somebody who screws up on it. But?this is a democracy?if an adult wants to abuse themselves in their home that is their prerogative."