Articles

2010

News and Opinion

Californa's marijuana legalization initiative is already a winnerTony Newman and Stephen Gutwillig, Alternet, August 23, 2010
Just say now Ari Berman, Rolling Stone, August 18, 2010
Cops for and against the drug war Huffington Post, August 11, 2010
Risk of stoned drivers is minimal with Prop. 19 Sacramento Bee, August 9, 2010
Right should back pot measure Orange County Register, August 5, 2010
Why marijuana decriminalization should be a Christian issue Huffington Post, August 3, 2010
Pot's detractors use fear, not facts Times-Herald, July 31, 2010
A federal-state law inconsistency shouldn't stop Californians from legalizing marijuana, Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2010
Driving, worker safety not affected by legalization Dale Gieringer, July 27, 2010
Legalize pot, former San Jose police chief says San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2010
V.A. easing rules for users of medical marijuana New York Times, July 23, 2010
Cannabis - Illegal, quasi-legal and legal The Arcata Eye, July 21, 2010
Feinstein's misguided opposition to marijuana legalization Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2010
D.A.R.E. challenged on legal pot stance NBC Bay Area News, July 20, 2010
California blacks split over marijuana measure New York Times, July 19, 2010
California's Prop 19: A word-for-word analysis Russ Belville, NORML Blog, July 17, 2010
Opinion: Decriminalize marijuana: It's far less harmful than alcohol Larry A. Bedard, MD, San Jose Mercury News, July 15, 2010.
Changes to California law to legalize marijuana and allow it to be regulated and taxed. Initiative statute. Legislative Analyst's Office, July 15, 2010
Non-partisan Analysis of Proposition 19 California Legislative Analyst’s Office, July 12, 2010
About that RAND study, Pete Guither, Drug War Rant, July 12, 2010
Marijuana law reform is a civil rights issue Alice Huffman, Huffington Post, July 6, 2010.
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano: Legalize Marijuana for Adults New Times, June 30, 2010
Strapped police run on fumes, and federal pot-fighting cash, Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2010.
California NAACP backs marijuana ballot measure San Francisco Chronicle, June 30, 2010
Citing high black arrests, NAACP endorses pot legalization Capital Weekly, June 29, 2010
NAACP signs onto pot legalization measure San Jose Mercury News, June 28, 2010
Gary Johnson: Legalize pot to cut crime, fill coffers Sacramento Bee, June 23, 2010
An unlikely evangelist for legal marijuana San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 2010
The tea party and the drug war National Review, June 7, 2010
California voters back pot legalization, but support is shaky Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2010
Wearing "Yes We Cannabis" T-shirt leads to 1-year ban from Aurora mall Denver Westword Blogs, May 27, 2010
Marijuana legalization in California The Harvard Crimson, May 27, 2010
After 40 years, $1 trillion, US War on Drugs has failed to meet any of its goals Associated Press, May 13, 2010
White paper on civilian control of police in Columbia, Missouri Eapen Thampy, May 2010
Drugs in Portugal: Did decriminalization work? Time, April 26, 2010
Head of American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten supports legalizing pot New York Daily News, April 11, 2010
How one marijuana cigarette may lead to deportation New York Times, March 20, 2010
Legal-marijuana advocates focus on a new green New York Times, March 25, 2010
State voters to decide on legalizing pot San Francisco Chronicle, March 25, 2010
Measure to legalize marijuana will be on California's November ballot Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2010
The war on drugs is doomed Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2010
Legalizing pot gets a thumbs-up in California legislative committee Sacramento Bee, January 13, 2010
California edges toward legalization of pot Christian Science Monitor, January 12, 2010
Marijuana legalization bill approved by key Assembly committee Los Angeles Times, January 12, 2010

Scientific Articles and Research Reports

Targeting Blacks for Marijuana: Possession Arrests of African Americans in California, 2004-08 Drug Policy Alliance, June 2010.
Impact of cannabis use on trends in diagnosed schizophrenia Schizophrenia Research, in press
Effect of drug law enforcement on drug-related violence: evidence from a scientific review International Center for Science in Drug Policy, April 27, 2010
Medical marijuana: review and analysis of federal and state policies Congressional Research Service, April 2, 2010
Sex Differences in the Effects of Marijuana on Simulated Driving Performance Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Volume 42(1), March 2010
Policing for profit: the abuse of civil asset forfeiture Institute for Justice, March 2010

2009

News and Opinion

Support for legalizing marijuana grows rapidly around U.S. Washington Post, November 23, 2009
American Medical Association reconsiders marijuana Newsweek, November 13, 2009
California marijuana ban gets legislative review after 96 years Bloomberg, October 28, 2009
States pressed into new role on medical marijuana New York Times, October 25, 2009
U.S. won't prosecute in states that allow medical marijuana New York Times, October 19, 2009
Pot legalization gains momentum in California, Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press, October 7, 2009
The day the SWAT team came crashing through my door Washington Post, September 20, 2009
The racism of marijuana prohibition Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2009
Professional women who use marijuana Marie Claire, September 2009
Argentina eases rules on marijuana Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2009
Mexico legalizes drug possession New York Times, Aug 21, 2009
Cannabis chemicals may help fight prostate cancer Reuters, August 19, 2009
Baltimore police say legalize drugs Washington Post, August 17, 2009
Legalized pot a tough sell in governor's race San Francisco Chronicle, August 8, 2009
Marijuana could be the basis for a drug for Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes Health, July 5, 2009
This is your war on drugs Mother Jones, July 2009
An American prohibition on thinking smart in the drug war Foreign Policy, May/June 2009
Legal Pot in California in 2010? Interview with Richard Lee, June 15, 2009
National Review comes out in favor of AB 390 Editorial, May 19, 2009
White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs' Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2009
Legalizing Marijuana the Federalist Way Stanford Progressive, May 8, 2009
52% of Americans Want Pot Legalized: Zogby Poll Huffington Post, May 7, 2009
Schwarzenegger Urges a Study on Legalizing Marijuana Use New York Times, May 6, 2009
56% of Californians Support Legalizing Marijuana and Taxing its Proceeds Field Poll, April 30, 2009
Drugs: To Legalize or Not Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2009
Mexico's drugs war Financial Times editorial, April 3, 2009
Mexican drug lord officially thanks American lawmakers for keeping drugs illegal Huffington Post, March 29, 2009
Obama administration to stop raids on medical marijuana dispensers New York Times, March 18, 2009
How to stop the drug wars The Economist, March 5, 2009
Marijuana Legalization Could Yield California Taxpayers Over $1.2 Billion Per Year California NORML, Feb. 2009
Ammiano wants to make marijuana legal in state San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 2009

Scientific Articles and Research Reports

Marijuana use reduces risk of head and neck cancers Cancer Prevention Research, August 2009
The epidemic of pot arrests in New York City Harry G. Levine, August 10, 2009
The consequences and costs of marijuana prohibition University of Washington, 2009
Drug Decriminalization in Portugal Glenn Greenwald, 2009

2008

Supporting Research into the Therapeutic Role of Marijuana American College of Physicians position paper, 2008

2006

News and Opinion

Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection Washington Post, May 26, 2006

Scientific Articles and Research Reports

Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings US Department of Health and Human Services
Marijuana Production in the United States Jon Gettman, December 2006
Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America Radley Balko, Cato Institute, 2006

2005

Budgetary Costs of Marijuana Prohibition Jeffrey A. Miron, Harvard University, June 2005

2004

Free Weeds - The marijuana debate William F. Buckley, June 29, 2004
THC kills brain tumors in mice American Association for Cancer Research, August 15, 2004
Cannabis Vaporizer Combines Efficient Delivery of THC with Effective Suppression of Pyrolytic Compounds Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, 2004

2003 and earlier

News and Opinion

Noam Chomsky interviewed on the war on drugs February 8, 2002
The War on Drugs is Lost William F. Buckley, February 12, 1996
Relative addictiveness of drugs New York Times, August 2, 1994
A War We're Losing Milton Friedman, March 7, 1991
An Open Letter to Bill Bennett Milton Friedman, September 7, 1989
Prohibition and Drugs Milton Friedman, May 1, 1972

Scientific Articles and Research Reports

Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants United States Patent No. 6630507, owned by the US Governtment, October 7, 2003
Law Enforcement: Information on Drug-Related Police Corruption U.S. General Accounting Office, May 1998
Effects of THC on driving performance U.S. Dept. of Transportation National Highway Safety Administration, November 1993
Report of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse Commissioned by Richard Nixon, March 1972
La Guardia Committee Report New York Academy of Medecine, 1944