Drug Policy Question of the Week – 8-20-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 8-20-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3512 Question of the Week: How many parents use marijuana? The U.S. Census estimates that families in households with minor children – married and […]
Coca Leaf vs. Cocaine
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 8-3-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 8-3-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3488 Question of the Week: What is the difference between coca leaf and cocaine? According to a paper from Yale University, “Coca leaves are […]
Single Convention Treaty
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-27-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-27-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3481 Question of the Week: What is the Single Convention Treaty? A 2008 article in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics describes three […]
Swiss drug policy
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-11-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-11-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3461 Question of the Week: Has Swiss drug policy been effective? In a recent Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Joseph Califano and former drug czar […]
Military and the Drug War
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-6-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-6-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3454 Question of the Week: Does the military participate in the drug war? According the Washington Law Office on Latin America (WOLA), in 1986 […]
Posse Comitatus Act
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-3-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-3-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3449 Question of the Week: What is the Posse Comitatus Act? A definitive report from the Congressional Research Service released in 2000 states, “Americans […]
Who declared war on drugs?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-26-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-26-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3440 Question of the Week: Who declared war on drugs? “America’s public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order […]
International Policy
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-15-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-15-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3427 Question of the Week: What about international drug policies? Several recent reports highlight the impact of the international War on Drugs and call […]
What are adverse drug events?
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 6-5-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 6-5-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3413 Question of the Week: What are adverse drug events? An article in the Connecticut Law Review defines the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]