NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. The HuffPost Shadow Conventions 2012, is a series spotlighting three issues that are not being discussed at the national GOP and Democratic conventions: The Drug War, Poverty in America, and Money in Politics.
Today the HuffPost is taking a comprehensive look at America’s failed war on drugs with numerous posts featured on homepage and videos from 12-4 pm ET and 6-10 pm ET. Click here to check it out — and join the conversation.
Below are a few of the dozens of pieces currently up on failed drug war.
- Huffington Post – New Song Explains to Obama Why He Should End the War on Marijuana, Tony Newman, September 4, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/song-explains-obama-war-on-drugs_b_1853002.html
- Huffington Post – To Win the Drug War: Follow the States, Richard Branson, September 4, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-branson/to-win-the-drug-war-follow-the-states_b_1852870.html
- Huffington Post – It’s Time to Discuss Criminal Justice Reform, Vanita Gupta and Ezekiel Edwards, September 4, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vanita-gupta/its-time-to-discuss-criminal-justice_b_1853080.html
- Huffington Post – Incrimination Without Representation: The Silence of the Senate on Medical Marijuana, Amanda Reiman, September 4, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-reiman/incrimination-without-representation_b_1853051.html
- Huffington Post – The Silent But Deadly War on Drugs, Gretchen Burns Bergman, September 4, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-burns-bergman/the-silent-but-deadly-war-on-drugs_b_1852914.html
- Huffington Post – Five of the Drug War’s Less Obvious Casualties, Norm Stamper, September 4, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-stamper/five-of-the-drug-wars-casualties_b_1831804.html
Source: Drug Policy Alliance
Editor’s Note: eNews Park Forest wishes to thank Tony Newman, Director of Media Relations, Drug Policy Alliance, for providing this article.
