Drug Policy Question of the Week – 4-26-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 4-26-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3842 Question of the Week: How much does the U.S. spend on drug control? A guestimate of this number can be gleaned from the […]
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Cost of Corrections
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 4-21-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 4-21-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3837 Question of the Week: How much does the U.S. Corrections system cost taxpayers? With April 15th upon us, this is a reasonable question, […]
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Ibogaine
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 4-5-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 4-5-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3817 Question of the Week: What is Ibogaine? According to a 2008 article in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, “The incidence of opioid-related deaths in […]
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Drug Policy and Democracy in Central America
A View from Guatemala Secretary Fernando Carrera discussed recent proposals made by Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina regarding drug legalization.
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Size of Illegal Drug Market
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 3-12-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 3-12-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3787 Question of the Week: What is the size of the global illegal drug market? A 1994 report from the United Nations called “the […]
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Celebrity Overdose
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 2-21-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 2-21-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3759 Question of the Week: Why have there been so many reports of celebrity overdoses? From Heath Ledger, to Michael Jackson, to Amy Winehouse, […]
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Foro Internacional: Drogas: Un Balance a un Siglo de su Prohibición
México Unido Contra la Delincuencia A.C., es una asociación civil nolucrativa, laica y apartidista. Nuestra visión es tener una sociedad que pueda vivir y progresar conseguridad y tranquilidad en un marco en que prevalezca el Estado dederecho, con ciudadanos comprometidos con México, conscientes de su responsabilidad social, participativos y que […]
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Changing Prisoner Numbers
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 2-15-12 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 2-15-12. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3752 Question of the Week: Why have the counts of drug prisoners changed? Government reports are notoriously foggy when it comes to those incarcerated […]
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Changing the Frame: A New Approach to Drug Policy in Canada
Today, members of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) released their foundational paper on drug policy reform outlining the Coalition’s vision and plans for creating a new drug policy for Canada. The paper, Changing the Frame: A New Approach to Drug Policy in Canada, also calls on the Federal Government […]