News & Commentary about Drug Law Reform

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Demonstrators perform a die-in symbolizing the amount of people dying from AIDS, Monday, August 17, 1992, in Houston. Hundreds of police and gay rights activists clashed outside the Republican National Convention Monday night as protesters sought to block a street near the Astrodome.

Oct 19, 2023

How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism

Sep 12, 2022

Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform

Mar 3, 2022

The Politics of Pleasure

Dec 20, 2021

After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

Edmontonian with a sign that reads "harm reduction saves lives," photos of loved ones and crosses with purple ribbons and hearts gather for International Overdose Awareness Day at Capital Plaza outside the Federal Building.

Sep 10, 2021

Drug Treatment is Infrastructure

A incarcerated woman standing behind bars.

May 19, 2020

When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence

Graphic of black marijuana-related arrest rates compared to white arrest rates.

May 7, 2020

Our Vision for Equitable Marijuana Reform

Apr 22, 2020

Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana

Two San Francisco police officers interrogating and standing over two Black American men seated on the sidewalk. Overall, Black Americans are arrested at 2.6 times the per-capita rate of all other Americans.

Feb 21, 2020

Racist Drug Laws Lead to Racist Enforcement in Cities Across the Country

Marijuana clones are monitored inside the "Vegetative Room" at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill.

Jun 26, 2019

Equity Must Be at the Heart of Marijuana Legalization