Faith-based Support for Needle Exchange, 2010:

Protection a faith-based tradition, by Mary Jo Iozzio (member of IDPI’s Leadership Council),  Albany Times Union, June 26, 2010.

Medical Marijuana in D.C., 2010:

Backers want fewer restrictions on D.C. Medical Marijuana, by Alana Goodman, The Washington Examiner, February 24, 2010.

Jewish Support for Medical Marijuana, 2010:

Jewish Groups Throw Support Behind Medical Marijuana Laws, by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Jewish Daily Forward, January 25, 2010.

Marijuana Regulation in California, 2009:

Pot advocates claim signatures for ballot issue, by Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, December 15, 2009.

Clergy Support for Reexamining the War on Drugs, 2009:

Nation must recast the war on drugs, by Mike Gray, Albany Times Union, June 20, 2009.

Medical Marijuana in Illinois, 2009:

God’s people have “compassion” for marijuana, by Matt Bartosik, NBC Chicago, April 29, 2009.

Pastors push pot for patients, by Manya Brachear, Chicago Tribune, April 28, 2009.

Religious leaders back medical marijuana, by Mike Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times, April 28, 2009.

Marijuana Decriminalization in Massachusetts, 2008:

More support than expected for marijuana possession, by St. John Barned-Smith, The Bay State Banner, November 6, 2008.

Mass. ballot initiative decriminalizing marijuana passes, by Nancy Reardon, The Patriot Ledger, November, 4, 2008.

51 clergymen voice support for Question 2, The Boston Globe, November 4, 2008.

Question 2 backers tout support from religious leaders, by Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com, November 3, 2008.

Capitol Hill Forum on Needle Exchange Programs, 2008:

Needle exchange gets religion, by Sara Friedman, Religion Dispatches, March 23, 2008.

Religious leaders take the gospel of needle exchange funding to Washington, Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, March 7, 2008.

Faith-based organizations express support for needle-exchange programs, Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, March 5, 2008.

Faith-based groups voice support for needle exchange programs, by Phil Mattingly, CQ HealthBeat News, March 4, 2008.

Medical Marijuana in Illinois, 2007:

Some clergy support medical marijuana bill, by Sheila Smith, Herald & Review, April 20, 2007.

Clergy in Illinois back medical pot, by P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2007.

Marijuana Regulation in Nevada, 2006:

Pot proposals vs. drug warriors, by Jacob Sullum, The Washington Times, October 22, 2006.

Pastors wisely call for marijuana law reform, by Lawn Griffiths, East Valley Tribune, October 5, 2006.

Clergy members support effort to legalize marijuana, by Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 4, 2006.

Nev. religious leaders make case to legalize pot, by Scott Sonner, Associated Press, MSNBC, October 4, 2006.

Religious Support for Medical Marijuana, 2004:

Religious Leaders Discuss Medical Marijuana, Transcript: Religion and Ethics Newsweekly: PBS, November 19, 2004.

Prescription Pot, by Luke Distefano, Columbia Missourian, October, 24, 2004.

Blessing Marijuana for Mercy’s Sake, by Bill Broadway, The Washington Post, June 26, 2004.

Faith, Morality and Drug Policy Reform, 2004:

Crusader Wants Drug Funds Spent on Treatment, Not Incarceration, by Chris Meehan, Kalamazoo Gazette, October 2, 2004.

Bush’s Born-Again Drug War, by Paul Armentano, Alternet, August 12, 2004.