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Kudos to the folks who raised a ruckus this week about the fact that the DEA had not yet removed the reference to American Medical Association’s support for marijuana being in Schedule 1. With the AMA’s turnaround last week, it … Continue reading →

Breaking at The Agitator This is great news. Look forward to hearing more details.

Item #1: Boomers see views relaxing on marijuana “There’s gotten to be greater tolerance, that’s for sure,” said Lee, the son of one-time acting Maryland governor Blair Lee III. “I know literally hundreds of people my age who smoke. They … Continue reading →

Well the final day of the conference came and went yesterday; here are some of my thoughts on the panels I attended and the closing plenary. Panel:  Intoxicants, Addiction, & the Future of Drug Control  Moderator: Harry Levine (Queens College)  … Continue reading →

This OpEd in the Milwaukee Journal-Star Sentinel was too bizarre to pass up. Written by freelance writer Jenny Rae Armstrong: Think pot’s harmless? Think again It starts out as one of the standard pieces about how many people think pot … Continue reading →

Friday was a psychedelic day for me as all three panels I attended covered current research into the use of psychedelics for cognitive, behavioral, and psychological treatment for systems ranging from end-of-life anxiety, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anorexia, cancer, depression, … Continue reading →

The Award Dinner at the 2009 Drug Policy Alliance reform conference will be with me forever. The award winners are: The Edward M. Brecher Award for Achievement in the Field of Journalism: Montel Williams The Alfred R. Lindesmith Award for … Continue reading →

Panel: Fundraising in a tough economy  Facilitator and Panelist:  Clovis Thorn (DPA), Panelists:  asha bandele (DPA), David Glowka (DPA), Leonard Noisette (OSI). This panel was interesting for me since fundraising has become a necessary evil for me in my efforts … Continue reading →

I’m really enjoying reading the posts by Jesper, Dan, and Tamara. Makes me feel a little bit like I’m there, enjoying the conference. Instead, I’m cruising at 31,000 feet mid-flight on my way to Baltimore for a conference for work … Continue reading →

Panel:  Mandatory Madness:  The Zero Tolerance Drug War on Immigrants.  Moderator Judy Greene (Justice Strategies)  Panelists:  Marcela Diaz (Somos Un Pueblo Unido), Michelle Fei (Immigrant Defense Project), Joan Friedland (National Immigration Law Center), Nicole Porter (The Sentencing Project), Grant Smith … Continue reading →