Illinois Issues First Licenses to Sell Recreational Marijuana as Legalization Draws Near
By Elias Marat As Illinois readies itself for the impending legalization of recreational cannabis, which is set to take effect next year, state regulators have…
drug war
Who Deserves To Be in Prison?
By Ross Ulbricht I was put in handcuffs for the first time when I was 29 years old. I was labeled a prisoner that day…
Why Even Staunch Conservatives Should Support Marijuana Decriminalization
By Matt Liles For a brief moment, marijuana decriminalization in Texas was a bipartisan possibility. The Texas House recently approved a bill that would have…
Philadelphia District Attorney Wants to Stop Prosecuting People for Drugs
By John Vibes Philadelphia has one of the worst heroin problems in the country, and the city’s District Attorney recently went public with a radical…
Mexico Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs and Get the US to Do the Same
By Elias Marat In a bold move, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador—commonly referred to by his initials AMLO—has issued a proposal that would see…
“You Have No Jurisdiction Over Me”: US Citizen Shuts Down Arrest By Knowing the Law
Op-Ed by Matt Agorist Albany, NY — Bryan MacCormack is the executive director of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement which has led him on a…
US Military’s Anti-Drug Campaign in Afghanistan Ends in Failure
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) – The Trump Administration’s attempt to curb the Afghanistan opium trade with hundreds of military strikes against “drug labs” has come to a…
Government Surveillance: Those Signs Showing Your Speed May Be Spying On You
By Mac Slavo Those signs that show you how fast you are traveling may be a part of a United States government surveillance program. That…
City’s Entire Police Force Disarmed After They’re Found to Be Tied Directly to Drug Cartels
By Rachel Blevins The Mexican city of Acapulco made headlines after federal and state government forces disarmed the entire local police force and claimed the…
School District to Begin Randomly Drug Testing High School Students
By Carey Wedler Clark County, IN — A school district in Clark County, Indiana, will soon be randomly drug testing students who want to participate in extracurricular activities…
Burning Man Threatening to Sue Feds for Turning Festival into Unconstitutional Police State
By John Vibes As The Free Thought Project reported earlier this week, police from various agencies were more aggressive than ever with searches of Burning…
Burning Man Turned Into a Police State as Feds Order Cops to Stop and Search Attendees
By John Vibes Over the years, the Burning Man Festival has become one of the most popular events and party destinations in the US and…
Argentina’s President is Advancing the Neocon Agenda With the Drug War
By Brian Saady The President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, announced last Monday that the military would now be involved in domestic crime efforts. It was…
To Stop the Cartels, Mexico Strongly Considering the Legalization of ALL Drugs
By John Vibes This week, Olga Sanchez Cordero, the future interior minister of incoming Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, announced that the government is…