Stories by Bruce Mirken
Bruce Mirken is communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project.
The numbers are in. Marijuana prohibition is a wasteful farce. And John Walters' tenure as drug czar has been a failure.
Posted on Sep 4, 2008
The alcohol poisoning death rate in the United States is shockingly high, consistently between 300 and 400 a year. It's zero for pot.
Posted on Aug 19, 2008
WHO survey of 17 countries finds that we have the highest rates of marijuana and cocaine use.
Posted on Jul 2, 2008
In what is becoming a nearly annual ritual, the ONDCP has released yet another report filled with dire warnings about rising marijuana potency.
Posted on Jun 13, 2008
That's right, our government has been supplying medical marijuana to some patients for three full decades.
Posted on May 7, 2008
A rash of new studies of marijuana has hit the mass media, generating absurd headlines like "Smoking Pot Rots Your Gums."
Posted on Feb 9, 2008
If you follow the White House's twisted logic, the answer could be yes.
Posted on Nov 10, 2007
It gets harder and harder for the government to try and convince people that we are winning the war on drugs, yet they keep trying.
Posted on Sep 11, 2007
New research on "vaporization" has demonstrated that all those fears about the ill effects of smoking marijuana are 100 percent obsolete.
Posted on May 2, 2007
A two-year study from a British commission is recommending a reality-based approach to drug law, rooted in science and focused on reducing harm. Americans should take note.
Posted on Mar 15, 2007
The idea that marijuana is a "gateway" drug has been once again squelched by two new scientific studies.
Posted on Dec 19, 2006
A good case can be made that marijuana prohibition costs too much -- in money, but also in ruined lives and harm done to society.
Posted on Jun 2, 2005
Although the mainstream media is eating it up, a new study claiming a link between marijuana use and psychosis should be approached with great caution.
Posted on Mar 7, 2005
Despite the feds' positive spin, a national survey shows that drug use remains at near-record levels.
Posted on Sep 10, 2004
The latest report by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse links teen sexual behavior with substance abuse – a conclusion based entirely on sensationalism.
Posted on Aug 27, 2004
Repeated claims that newer types of marijuana are far more dangerous than pot of the past create more harm than good.
Posted on Jul 30, 2004
The drug czar's new anti-drug parenting tips blot out the truth with a heavy dose of fear.
Posted on Jul 19, 2004
The mainstream press doesn't get it: The theory that pot that is more potent is getting people hooked is almost certainly wrong.
Posted on May 6, 2004
Lawmakers think that supporting medical marijuana is a radical move that will get them in trouble. It's not, and it won't.
Posted on Apr 1, 2004
A change of leadership should prompt rethinking of anti-drug strategies -- but don't hold your breath.
Posted on Jun 30, 2003
Though Question 9, the Nevada marijuna decriminalization initiative, was defeated in this week's election, almost 40% of Nevada voters rejected marijuana prohibition, and there were positive developments in marijuana-related elections elsewhere.
Posted on Nov 7, 2002
Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project explains why the latest National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse survey
Posted on Aug 22, 2002
Vermont Governor Howard Dean is a hero to many gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans for his progressive treatment of his state's civil unions law, but right now all signs are that Gov. Dean is preparing to betray people living with AIDS.
Posted on Mar 28, 2002
Signed by 300 elected officials, doctors, and celebrities, a full page ad in the New York Times urges Bush to stop the war on medical marijuana.
Posted on Mar 7, 2002
Representative Sam Farr (D - Calif.) whose district includes counties in northern California, at a crucial time has joined the battle to protect patients from the Drug Enforcement Administration's ongoing war against medical marijuana, signing on as a cosponsor of H.R. 2592.
Posted on Feb 21, 2002
