The spread of HIV and AIDS among millions of people could be slowed if addicts who inject drugs were treated as medical patients rather than as criminals, the International Federation of the Red Cross said Friday. More than 80 per cent of the world’s governments “are inclined to artificial realities, […]
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Obama’s Pick for Top Drug War Enforcer Needs to Answer Some Tough Questions
By Paul Armentano, The Hill This Wednesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will be considering Michele Leonhart for the position of director of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Several organizations that lobby on drug policy issues have voiced serious concerns regarding Ms. Leonhart’s nomination. As Interim DEA […]
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Tell Congress to Reduce Incarceration
Help create a national commission to make recommendations to Congress on how to reform U.S. drug policy and reduce incarceration. Legislation has already passed the House. Now it’s time to pass the bill in the Senate.
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Could legalizing marijuana help cure breast cancer?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 11-4-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 11-4-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3132 Question of the Week: Could legalizing marijuana help cure breast cancer? This was the title of an article that recently received top placement […]
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Do marijuana users need treatment?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-27-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-27-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3120 Question of the Week: Do marijuana users need treatment? First, with respect to life saving treatment, marijuana is fairly safe. According to the […]
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UN Expert Calls For A Fundamental Shift In Global Drug Control Policy
At a press conference in New York on Tuesday 26 October, at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, one of the UN’s key human rights experts will call for a fundamental rethink of international drug policy. Anand Grover, from India, is the UN Special Rapporteur on the […]
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Re: Hard Drugs Are The Source Of B.C.’S Notoriety
To the editor, Congratulations to Ethan Baron for recognizing that cannabis should be legally regulated, however, he needs to do his homework on illicit drugs and drug policy. ("Hard drugs are the source of B.C.’s notoriety," Oct 15.) The “hard drugs” Baron mentions; heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, are also […]
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How many Americans use illegal drugs?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-9-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-9-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3098 Question of the Week: How many Americans use illegal drugs? In 1992, Congress established the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) […]
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Drug Regulation Survey
There is a global movement towards recognizing that drug prohibition is a failed social policy. It is now time to explore how we will regulate the market for all currently illegal drugs. Specifically, what kind of models should we use in a post-prohibition world? This survey is intended to be […]