The war on drugs is a failure and immediate, major reforms of the global drug prohibition regime are needed to halt the spread of HIV infection and other drug war harms. Today we launched a new Global Commission on Drug Policy report with a livestreamed conference from London, calling for […]
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David Nutt Reveals The Truth About Drugs
Professor David Nutt discusses his book Drugs – Without the Hot Air, and argues that society’s prohibition of psychedelic substances is preventing groundbreaking science.
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Endocannabinoid System
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-13-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-13-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3908 Question of the Week: What is the endocannabinoid system? According to the Drug Enforcement Administration in its July 2011 entry into the Federal […]
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Drugs in Ancient History
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-5-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-5-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3903 Question of the Week: When did people start using drugs? According to a 2009 historical overview by the United Nations Office on Drugs […]
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Global Illicit Market Value
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-2-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-2-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3892 Question of the Week: How much is the global illicit market worth? The last Drug Truth Network segment covered Transnational Organized Crime, a […]
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Transnational Crime
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 5-21-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 5-21-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3876 Question of the Week: What is transnational organized crime? According the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “‘organized crime’” is any serious […]
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Impairment
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 5-17-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 5-17-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3871 Question of the Week: Which drugs impair driving? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other sources, many do. Let’s take […]