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Stories by Rob Kampia

Rob Kampia is executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, DC.

Prohibition Ended 75 Years Ago, But What Have We Learned?

It's time to bring marijuana under responsible controls and end the monopoly we've handed to gangsters.
Posted on Dec 5, 2008

Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of America's Longest War

Voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America's longest-running and least-discussed war -- the war on marijuana.
Posted on Nov 5, 2008

Lunatic Drug Warriors Still Ignore Powerful Pot Science

Twenty years ago a DEA chief judge concluded that doctors should be allowed to prescribe pot -- and the government is still ignoring his ruling.
Posted on Sep 8, 2008

If Tobacco Regulation Works, Why Not Regulate Marijuana?

If we really want to control marijuana and keep it away from kids, why not try a method that actually works?
Posted on Dec 24, 2007

The War on Pot: America's $42 Billion Annual Boondoggle

What else could we spend $42 billion each year on? Health insurance for kids? Better paid teachers? It's our choice.
Posted on Oct 9, 2007

New Study Shows Medical Value of Marijuana

New research gives more ammunition to those hoping to change federal marijuana policy.
Posted on Feb 22, 2007

Your Tax Dollars On Drugs

The government's war on marijuana users has done real harm to our nation while chewing up billions of dollars every year.
Posted on Apr 14, 2006

The Lesson of Sativex

By approving liquid marijuana, the Canadian government has just certified that virtually everything our own government has been telling us about marijuana is wrong.
Posted on Apr 19, 2005

Is the Drug Czar Afraid to Debate?

U.S. drug czar John Walters says it's time for 'a national debate' on pot. Sounds good but does he really mean it?
Posted on Oct 1, 2003

Moment of Truth for Medical Marijuana

The state-federal conflict over medical marijuana is heating up, even as evidence for marijuana's medical usefulness grows every day.
Posted on May 29, 2003