Wall Street Journal, background interview on fentanyl test strips, 1/5/23
New York Times, interviewed/quoted on opiate addiction & underlying conditions, 9/29/22
San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed/quoted, veto of safe consumption space bill, 8/23/22
Marketplace, NPR, “The Uncertain Hour,” on-air interviews on drug epidemics, 3/21/19
National Public Radio, “On the Media,” on-air interview on drug policy, 4/15/17
Salon, interviewed on history of crack cocaine and drug policy, 9/14/16
KSCO Radio, one-hour on-air interview on cannabis decriminalization, 10/30/15
PopNAD, Nordic Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, interview on cannabis law (Swedish), 5/15
Foreign Policy, interviewed/quoted, article on Drug Enforcement Administration, 4/22/15
Tiimi, Finnish magazine, interview on drug decriminalization movement, March, 2015
KZSC Radio, one-hour on-air interview about drug law and policy, 1/21/15
San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed/quoted, article on cannabis law, 11/9/14
Seoul Broadcasting System, S. Korea, on-air interview on Dutch tolerance, 10/14/14
New York Times, interviewed on Dutch drug law, article on legalization, 8/2/14
San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed/quoted, article on cannabis legalization, 10/18/13
National Public Radio, “Weekend Update,” on-air interview on drug policy, 8/11/13
KION-TV, Monterey, on-air interview on medical marijuana and legalization, 2/4/13
Mid-County Post, interviewed/quoted, article on Supreme Court strip search case, 4/10/12
San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed/quoted, article on Justice Dept. policy, 2/24/12
Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil, interviewed/quoted, article on crack and poverty, 1/27/12
San Francisco Examiner, interviewed/quoted, article on drug arrests and crime, 10/30/11
Santa Cruz Sentinel, interviewed/quoted, article on medical cannabis patients, 10/7/11
Canadian Broadcasting Co, Radio Winnipeg, on-air interview on Dutch drug law, 7/19/11
San Francisco Chronicle, interviewed/quoted, article on marijuana markets, 2/20/11
New Scientist, interviewed/quoted, article on ballot Proposition 19, 10/27/10
Time Magazine on line, cited/quoted on media coverage of drug issues, 10/1/10
Sacramento Bee, interviewed/quoted, article on marijuana use and culture, 8/8/10
Time Magazine on line, interviewed/quoted, article on levamisole, cocaine adulterant, 1/20/10
Newsweek Magazine, interviewed/quoted, article on changes in marijuana law, 10/15/09
ABC Radio National, Australia: “Counterpoint” on-air interview on drug war, 9/27/09
El Paso Times, interviewed/quoted, article on cartel violence on the border, 9/21/09
Associated Press: interviewed/quoted, article on Mexican cartels, 5/27/09
Boston Globe: interviewed/quoted, article on marijuana potency, 6/23/08
Associated Press: interviewed/quoted, article on sentencing disparities, 12/30/07
Washington City Paper: interviewed/quoted, article on crack cocaine, 8/29/07
Veja Magazine, Brazil: interviewed/quoted, article on cocaine prevalence, 12/7/06
Congressional Quarterly: interviewed/quoted, article on methamphetamine laws, 3/20/06
Time Magazine: interviewed/quoted, article on drug use and aging, 1/23/06
Salon: research featured in article on methamphetamine, 8/23/05
Nature: interviewed/quoted, article on “Science and the War on Drugs,” 7/21/04
Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Victoria-Times Colonist, Regina
Leader-Post, Oakland Tribune, KCBS Radio, KSCO Radio, and others: interviews
on cannabis policy study in American Journal of Public Health, May, 2004
Honolulu Star Bulletin: interviewed for series on politics of methamphetamine, 9/19/03
St. Petersburg Times: interviewed/quoted in series on European drug policy, 7/29-31/01
PBS Frontline: interviewed for 2-part documentary on the drug war, 10/22/00
The Guardian (London): quoted in article on drug policy reform, 6/10/00
Newsweek International: interviewed for article on European drug policy, 11/1/99
Amsterdam Television 5: on-air interview on U.S. Drug Czar’s visit to Holland, 7/14/98
KQED Forum: on-air interview on inner-city poverty and drug problems, 12/8/97
Chronicle of Higher Education: interviewed/quoted, article on drug policy debates, 10/3/97
Nightline, ABC News: on-air interview on advertising, culture, and drug use, 3/18/97
Christian Science Monitor: interviewed/quoted on origins of crack cocaine, 11/18/96
Life Magazine: interviewed for special issue on Baby Boom generation, April, 1996
Washington Monthly: interviewed for article on costs of drug prohibition, October, 1995
CNN News: interviewed in documentary on Dutch drug law, 9/4/95
Public Radio International/Monitor Radio: on-air interview about redemption, 7/14/95
Sacramento Bee: interviewed for article on prison violence, 5/26/95
Akron Beacon Journal: advisor for 5-part series “The Drug Wars,” 2/12-16/95
Sacramento Bee: quoted in article on lifestyle choices and death rates, 7/24/94
WGBH-TV Boston: interviewed for Frontline documentary on politics and science, 8/1/94
CNN News: background interview for story on prevalence of marijuana use, 2/1/94
National Report on Substance Abuse: quoted in article on politics of science, 12/3/93
KCBA-TV, Monterey, CA: on-air interview on marijuana policy, 11/17/93
Radio Nederland Wereldroep: on-air interview on U.S. vs. Dutch drug policy, 4//27/93
Dallas Morning News: quoted in article on polls and voting behavior, 10/29/92
Associated Press: quoted in article on political socialization and voting, 10/26/92
KSBW-TV News, Monterey, CA: appearance on Los Angeles riots, 4/30/92
USA Today: interviewed for and quoted in article on drug treatment, 4/21/92
Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil: subject of cover story on cocaine research, 4/19/92
Washington Post: subject of Science section cover story on addiction research, 3/26/91
National Public Radio: “Fresh Air” Program, on-air interview on addiction, 3/12/91
Wisconsin Public Radio: on-air interview on cocaine addiction, 11/6/90
Long Beach Press-Telegram: subject of cover story, speech on drug scares, 5/9/90
In Health Magazine: subject of cover story on addiction research, Jan., 1990
Washington Post: cited in Germond & Witcover column on drug policy, 10/30/89
Boston Magazine: subject of cover story on national drug policy, August, 1988
Oakland Tribune (CA): quoted in article on disease concept of addiction, 7/16/88
WBZ-TV News [NBC affiliate], Boston: appearance on war on drugs, 2/29/88
Christian Science Monitor: quoted in cover story on addiction treatment, 12/16/86
KGIL Radio (Los Angeles): on-air interview on cocaine addiction, 10/16/86
NBC Nightly News: background interview, prime-time special, “Cocaine Country,” 9/5/86
New York Times: interviewed for and quoted in article on drug scares, 9/1/86