Christopher Williams believes that one little box changed the trajectory of his life.
In the past year there has been an explosion of films that dare to intelligently explore the U.S. drug war. Spurred by the rapid reform of cannabis policy, pot is increasingly becoming a centerpiece of American culture.
There is little doubt that the drought in California this year will affect millions of people; the situation is ongoing and cannabis prices are set to fluctuate around the nation as the California supply dries up.
A federal court gave California two more years Monday to reduce the population of its overcrowded prisons, yielding to pressure from state officials who said they could meet an impending deadline only by shipping thousands of inmates to other states.
The past week brought a burst of momentum to the cannabis legalization movement, as three pro-marijuana initiatives made it past a crucial hurdle.
Unbeknownst to many, the prison system has become a for-profit business in which inmates are the product–a system that has shocking similarities to another human-based business from America’s past: slavery.
Today a special on “kids for cash,” the shocking story of how thousands of children in Pennsylvania were jailed by two corrupt judges who received $2.6 million in kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities.
The John J. Moran Prison in Rhode Island is one of the last places one would expect to find a thriving meditative community.
There are 2.3 million people in US prisons in conditions that are often inhumane and at worst life threatening.
SAN JUAN – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it addressed significant threats, while “optimizing resources and building partnerships” in the Caribbean last year.
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is yet another victim of the war on drugs. Prohibition is not working. It is time to try something new.