Phillip Smith

Phillip Smith is a writing fellow and the editor and chief correspondent of Drug Reporter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. He has been a drug policy journalist for the past two decades. He is the longtime author of the Drug War Chronicle, the online publication of the non-profit StopTheDrugWar.org, and has been the editor of AlterNet’s Drug Reporter since 2015. He was awarded the Drug Policy Alliance’s Edwin M. Brecher Award for Excellence in Media in 2013.

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Biden’s Drug Policy Priorities Are a Small Step in the Right Direction, But Old Attitudes Linger
Why Canada Is Pulling the Plug on Its War on Drugs
From Psychedelic Decrim to No-Knock Warrants: The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2020
UN Removes Cannabis from Most Dangerous Drugs List
Oregon Is on the Cusp of a Major Precedent in National Drug Reform: Decriminalizing Everything