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September 2007 - Marijuana - the Paradox
King County Medical Society

18 March 2007 - U.S. News & World Report
Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime

December 2006 - King County Medical Society Bulletin
Office Based Treatment of Opioid/Narcotic Dependence

October 2006 – King County Medical Society Bulletin
Exiting the War on Drugs One Step At a Time

28 August 2006 – Neal Peirce syndicated column
King County’s sensible take on drugs

1 June 2006 – The Stranger (Seattle)
It's a Bust: Drug Policy Offers Illusory Gains

24 February, 2006 – The Spokesman-Review
Marijuana's not just a token crop

14 March 2006 – Seattle Times
Rick Steves is just a NORML guy

8 March 2006 – Seattle Weekly
Cases of Bad Judgment – Religion

25 February 2006 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Caught in the net of a drug raid

February 2006 - King County Medical Society Bulletin
Common Sense Drug Policy: Still Mostly a Foreign Product

17 February 2006 – Rocky Mountain News
Drug treatment advocate praises '05 pot initiative

26 January 2006 – The Stranger (Seattle)
Sobriety Test

16 January 2006 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Taxes on drug dealers? Lawmaker wants the money for cops

13 December 2005 – Seattle Times
Scuttling toward a plan to legalize drugs

9 December 2005 - DRCNet: Drug War Chronicle
Seattle Conference on Drug War Exit Strategies Gets Down to Nuts and Bolts

9 December 2005 – DRCNet: Drug War Chronicle
Washington Legislature to Consider Bill to Examine Alternatives to Prohibition

8 December 2005 – The Stranger (Seattle)
After I-75

3 December 2005 – King County Journal
Local attorneys tout exit to war on drugs

2 December 2005 – DRCNet: Drug War Chronicle
Conference to Plot Drug War Exit Strategy Gets Underway in Seattle

1 December 2005 – The Stranger
In Other News: Stash Shakeup

30 November 2005 – National Public Radio: The Conversation (94.9 KUOW)
Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs

25 October 2005 – The Trinity Tripod
College Hosts Illicit Drug Conference

30 October 2005 – Seattle Times
Ex-top cop: make drugs legal

3 September 2005 – Real Change News
Cease Fire: Coalition wants to revisit, reform drug laws

17 September 2005 – The South Whidbey Record
Lawyer says drug war needs major changes

17 August 2005 – Seattle Weekly
Drug War Peace Plan

26 July 2005 – U.S. Newswire
Dellums Commission Begins Work on Public Policy Reforms to Expand the Life Paths of Young Men of Color

25 July 2005 – Seattle Times
New weapons for war on drugs

15 June 2005 – Seattle Times
Time for a new strategy in the war on drugs

7 June 2005 – Salon.com
Reefer madness: Is sanity breaking out?

June 2005 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
Fred Noland: Helen Geisness Award

24 May 2005 – Vermont Bar Association Drug Policy Project: Newsletter
KCBA Legal Framework Committee Releases Trio of Reports

8 May 2005 – King County Journal
County Leads Surge in Marijuana Arrests - Study Argues Drug War Focus has Shifted away from Heroin, Cocaine

May 2005 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
War on Drugs Puts Justice in Jeopardy: Beyond Criticism of the "War on Drugs," KCBA Proposes Workable Alternative

May 2005 – Evergreen Monthly (Seattle, WA)
Uncontrolled Substances

April 2005 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
Letters to the Editor: Opposition to KCBA’s Drug Policy Project; Drug Policy Project Rebuttal; Drug Policy Project Criticism Criticized

18 March 2005 – Join Together
Seattle Advocates Press for Drug Policy Reform

14 March 2005 – Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly
Washington state coalition urges regulatory control of illegal drugs

12 March 2005 – New Scientist
US War on Drugs a 'Tragic Failure'

11 March 2005 – KBCS 91.3 (Bellevue, WA)
New report by King County Bar Association about reforming drug policies

10 March 2005 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Drug War Strategy Assailed at Forum – Role of Treatment Stressed in Reducing Street-level Dealing

10 March 2005 – Drug Policy Alliance: D’Alliance
King County in the news

9 March 2005 – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
King County (Washington) Bar Association says State Should Control Drugs

9 March 2005 – Real Change News (Seattle, WA)
Cease Fire: Coalition wants to revisit, reform drug laws

8 March 2005 – Join Together
Seattle Bar Association Says State Should Control Drugs

8 March 2005 – NPR-KUOW 94.9 (Seattle, WA)
The Conversation: Drug Policy Reform

4 March 2005 – Associated Press
Washington State Groups Offer "Exit Strategy" for the War on Drugs

4 March 2005 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Give State Full Regulatory Control of Illegal Drugs, County Bar Urges

4 March 2005 – Seattle Times
Coalition Seeks New Drug Policy

March 2005 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
Letters to the Editor: Drug Policy Reform Questioned; Response

24 February 2005 – The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Altered States Rights – Making the Case to Legalize Drugs in Washington State

4 February 2005 – DRCNet: Drug War Chronicle
DRCNet Interview: Roger Goodman, King County Bar Association Drug Policy Project

February 2005 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Justice in Jeopardy – Drug Law Reform and Justice Funding

21 January 2005 – DRCNet: Drug War Chronicle
Newsbrief: King County Bar Association (Seattle) Calls for Legal, Regulated Drug Markets

18 January 2004 – The Honolulu Advertiser
Ice Epidemic Grows, Overwhelms Prisons

5 November 2004 – Join Together
More Support for Federal Student Aid Act Repeal

February 2004 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
Letters to the Editor: Drug Policy Debate Drug Policy Reform Questioned; Response from the Director of KCBA’s Drug Policy Project

January 2004 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
New Directions in Drug Policy: KCBA Blazing a Trail

31 August 2003 – The Seattle Times
Hazy Future for "Lowest Priority" Marijuana Initiative

13-19 August 2003 – Seattle Weekly
The Drug Issue: Cops Against the Drug War

14 August 2003 – King 5 News
War on Drugs Under Fire

12 June 2003 – The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Pot Rules: The Lowdown on Washington’s Marijuana Laws

May/June 2003 – Washington Free Press
Opinion: Is it Time to Stop the War on Drugs?

26 December 2002 – Drug Policy Alliance: Drug Policy News
Washington: Coalition Says State Violates Law on Methadone Treatment

19 December 2002 – The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Coalition of Local Groups Says State Violates Law on Methadone Treatment

6 December 2002 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Forum Tackles Race and Drug Use

26 November 2002 – The Seattle Medium
Forum: Race, Class And The War On Drugs

30 May 2002 – The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Letter to the Editor by Roger Goodman

23 December 2001 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Letters to the Editor: Criminal justice approach threatens public safety

21 December 2001 – DRCNet: Drug War Chronicle
l Washington State Lawyers, Doctors, Pharmacists Issue Call to End Drug War

20 December 2001 – NPR-KUOW 94.9 (Seattle, WA)
Governor Calls for Slight Letup in "War on Drugs"

16 December 2001 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
P-I Focus: Time’s up for the War on Drugs

14 December 2001 – The Olympian (Olympia, WA)
Study calls for treatment, not prison, for drug users

14 December 2001 – The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA)
Jail fails for drug users, study finds

14 December 2001 – Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
Study: Jailing drug users doesn't work: But report says prison appropriate for drug crimes that endanger others

13 December 2001 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A Unified Call to End the War on Drugs: Doctors, Pharmacists, Lawyers Say it Doesn’t Work

13 December 2001 – Seattle Times
Doctors, lawyers, pharmacists push drug policy reforms

13 December 2001 – Eastside Journal (King County, WA)
Cease-fire in the war on drugs? - Legal, health experts say we need to rethink how we'll solve drug problem

13 December 2001 – South County Journal (King County, WA)
Drug war failed, new report says - Association says lawmakers should re-examine drug laws

13 December 2001 – Drug Policy Alliance: Drug Policy News
Washington State Coalition Offers Alternative to Drug War

May 2001 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: A Good Neighbor Policy Turned Bad

April 2001 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Talking Dollars and Sense about Drugs

March 2001 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Drug Laws (Part 5) – A Courageous First Step in Olympia

February 2001 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Drug Laws (Part 4) – Real Solutions or Band-aids?

January 2001 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Drug Laws (Part 3) – Drugs on my Mind

12 December 2000 – Seattle Times
Editorial: Re-thinking harsh, distorted drug laws)

December 2000 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Drug Laws (Part 2) – Maybe We’re Not on Drugs, Only Asleep or Timid

November 2000 – King County Bar Association: Bar Bulletin
President’s Page: Drug Laws (Part 1) – Are We All on Drugs?

 

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