Colorado and Washington chose to legalize and regulate marijuana for adults. Are laws prohibiting adult pot use headed toward extinction?
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Drug Policy Reform in the United States
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Drug Policy Reform in the United States
The Open Society Foundations support drug policy reform efforts in the United States that address the health, safety, and social harms associated with drug use and drug markets, while reducing the high levels of incarceration, racial injustice, and violation of individual rights associated with current drug policy.
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Open Society Voices
Promoting the Dignity of the Invisible and Marginalized
May 14, 2013The 2013 Soros Justice Fellows work on behalf of constituencies often given little voice or visibility.
President Obama and #DrugPolicyReform: A Leap in the Right Direction
April 29, 2013 5On April 24, the Obama Administration released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy—and it contains some huge gains for harm reduction advocates.
Addiction Care Now
February 25, 2013With health care reform just around the corner, there is an opportunity to make changes to the way substance abuse is treated.
Grantee Spotlight
Eugene Jarecki's documentary The House I Live In asks a simple question: Have the drug policies of the past 40 years helped?