Ethan Nadelmann

Drug Policy Alliance

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Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for drug policy reform, based in New York, and an advisor to the Global Commission on Drug Policy

Ethan Nadelmann on KCRW

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York joined New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Kentucky’s Rand Paul to propose a bill, today, that would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana.

Lawmakers Want to Legalize Marijuana on Federal Level

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York joined New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Kentucky’s Rand Paul to propose a bill, today, that would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Federal law prohibits the use of marijuana, even as medicine.

Is Obama 'Evolving' on Recreational Marijuana Use?

Federal law prohibits the use of marijuana, even as medicine.

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The global "War on Drugs" began 50 years ago at the United Nations. Richard Nixon made it US policy 10 years later.

Is the War on Drugs a Failure? Is It Time to Legalize?

The global "War on Drugs" began 50 years ago at the United Nations. Richard Nixon made it US policy 10 years later.

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