Cannabis: War on Drugs & Industry Inequities

Alexander argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race.

Gray, a California Superior Court judge, examines drug law and policy, and discusses the wide ranging harms that have stemmed from the War on Drugs, including the substantial increase of non-violent offender incarceration.

Robinson, a professor in criminal justice and Scherlen, professor in political science, critically analyze claims made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the White House agency of accountability in the nation’s drug war.