Drug War

Data obtained by The Appeal show nearly 2,000 people in Mississippi and Louisiana are serving long—and sometimes life—sentences after they were labeled “habitual offenders.” But most are behind bars for small crimes like drug possession.

We’re celebrating 4/20 by tackling some popular myths about marijuana and the criminal legal system.

The New York governor has released a plan to legalize marijuana, months after voters in the Garden State approved legalization in November. Advocates say the pressure could have ripple effects regionally.

After decades of harm, wrought by the war on drugs, the federal government has finally listened to the American people by voting to decriminalize marijuana.

It’s the first time a full chamber of Congress has approved such a measure.

Investing in local communities and rolling back the criminalization of marijuana is exactly what the country needs right now.