War on Drugs

'War on Drugs' Terrible at Eradicating Drugs; Great at Upending Societies

The report—titled "Taking stock: A decade of drug policy"—evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented across the world over the past decade, using data from the United Nations, peer-reviewed academic research, and a collection of grey literature from civil society. (Credit: Report cover / LSE)

As War on Drugs Again Declared Failure, Trump's UN Event Dismissed as 'Splashy' Backward-Thinking Photo Op

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"President Trump is the last person who should be defining the global debate on drug policy," says one expert. "Trump has shown complete disdain for human rights and international law."

Canadian Users of Legalized Marijuana Could Face Lifetime Bans From US, Warns Top Trump Border Official

Common Dreams staff

While nearly all border states have some form of legalized marijuana use, it remains illegal under U.S. federal law and will classify those who work in the marijuana industry as drug traffickers. (Photo: Getty)

"U.S. border policy on pot is about to get even stupider."

Saying 'A Handful of Pardons' Won't Cut It, NFL Players Demand Sweeping Prison Reform

Julia Conley, staff writer

"If President Trump thinks he can end these injustices if we deliver him a few...

Paving Way for 'Transformative Social Policy', Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

President's Clemency for 63-Year-Old Serving Life for Non-Violent Drug Offense Is 'Unambiguously Good.' But Trump Is Also Working to Make Mass Incarceration Worse

Watch Live: Sanders Joins Philly DA Larry Krasner for Roundtable Discussion on America's 'Broken' Criminal Justice System

Marijuana Decriminalization Strides Forward as Schumer Announces New Federal Bill

Taking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders' Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jail

Trump 'War on Drugs Scare-Fest' Proposes Executions and 'Very Bad' Ads

'Spectacular Failure of Leadership': Trump's Opioid Epidemic Proposal Reportedly Includes Plan to Execute Drug Dealers

'Taking Page From Duterte,' Trump Reportedly Wants to Execute All Drug Dealers

Joining Nationwide Shift, Philadelphia's Progressive DA Drops Dozens of Marijuana Possession Charges

San Francisco Shows Nation Way Forward by Throwing Out Old Marijuana Convictions

Support for Marijuana Legalization Grows With 60 Percent of Americans Now in Favor

New Analysis Shows Federal Marijuana Legalization Could Raise $130 Billion, Add 1 Million Jobs by 2025

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Putting A Face On the Statistics in Mexico's (Otherwise Unsuccessful) War on Drugs

After five years of Mexico's bloody, ineffective war on drugs, over half the population feel unsafe in their neighborhoods and activist residents are turning to grassroots art projects to fight the violence. Those with "credentials of blood" are publishing Portraits for Peace , making videos to share stories, and, inspired by street artist JR , putting up huge photographic portraits of victims to put people "in the shoes of the other."