by Jeffrey A. Miron and Katherine Waldock State and federal governments in the United States face massive looming fiscal deficits. One policy change that can reduce deficits is ending the drug war. Legalization means reduced expenditure on enforcement and an increase in tax revenue from legalized sales. This report estimates […]
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How many people are arrested for possessing marijuana?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-29-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-29-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3083 Question of the Week: How many people arrested just for possessing marijuana? The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles arrest data through a system […]
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Is today’s marijuana more potent?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-19-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-19-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3070 Question of the Week: Is today’s marijuana more potent? The DEA states on it’s website that, “Although marijuana grown in the United States […]
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FBI Uniform Crime Report on Drug War Facts
With the recent release of the FBI’s 2009 Uniform Crime Report numbers, the Crime and Marijuana Chapters of Drug War Facts have been updated with these additions: Fact 2. (2009, 2008, 2007, 1973 – drug arrests) “In 2009, arrests for drug law violations declined slightly (-2.3%) to 1,663,582. A small […]
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Harm Reduction Advocates Target Addicts And Critics
On the heels of yet another study which found that supervised injection sites encourage patrons to seek treatment, the Drug Prevention Network of Canada, an organization funded by the Drug Free America Foundation, whose mission is, among other things, “To advocate no use of illegal drugs and no abuse of […]
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Cannabis Rx: Cutting Through the Misinformation
By Dr. Andrew Weil, Founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine If an American doctor of the late 19th century stepped into a time warp and emerged in 2010, he would be shocked by the multitude of pharmaceuticals that today’s physicians use. But as he pondered this […]
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Victoria Council Endorses the Vienna Declaration
Supports Evidence-based Drug Policies Former RCMP Chief Superintendent, BC Health Officers Council Also Place Community Health and Safety Above the War on Drugs September 9, 2010 [Victoria, Canada] – Victoria City councillors will vote today to ratify their unanimous endorsement of the Vienna Declaration, a recently released document that highlights […]
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How is marijuana’s potency determined
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-6-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-6-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3052 Question of the Week: How is marijuana’s potency determined? The World Drug Report 2009 states, “The amount of THC in a cannabis sample […]
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The Next Frontier Of Drug Policy Reform
by Ethan Nadelmann Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. For those of us who fought long and hard to reform the notorious 100-to-one crack/powder cocaine disparity in federal law, the Fair Sentencing Act, signed by President Obama on August 3, is at once […]