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Count the Costs has a new briefing out today: The War on Drugs: Creating crime, enriching criminals This briefing summarises the crime-related costs stemming from the war on drugs, which include: • Organised crime arising from the illicit drug trade, … Continue reading →

Malaysia The government needs more voluntary workers to complement its effort to fight drug abuse, said Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King. Tiong said this would enable the nation to achieve its target of a drug-free society by … Continue reading →

Maia Szalavitz in Time: The latest update to the annual Monitoring the Future survey of drug use in American youth bears mainly good news, at least if your interest is in reducing drug-related harm: both teen drinking and cigarette smoking … Continue reading →

Rafael Lemaitre and Gil Kerlikowske

Glenn Greenwald has a very strong piece: The growing menace of domestic drones Whatever else is true, the growing use of drones for an increasing range of uses on U.S. soil is incredibly consequential and potentially dangerous, for the reasons … Continue reading →

Australia: Sniffer dogs get it wrong four out of five times A RECORD 80 per cent of sniffer dog searches for drugs resulted in ”false positives” this year, figures show. The figures obtained from the state government in response to … Continue reading →

… and the drug war makes that practically impossible. Just saw another of many international stories of how drug users and addicts are treated: Pakistan drug rehab kept addicts in chains Pakistani police say they have discovered drug addicts held … Continue reading →

We lost the war on drugs by Suzanne Wills, Austin Statesman. Mhy Mother-in-Law’s One High Day by Marie Myung-OK Lee in the New York Times Video: Narco-Mania! – the Beatles, Yoko Ono, and the drug war in Mexico. In Spanish. … Continue reading →

Some people have wondered at why I’m using up political capital in the “losing” issue of countering the government’s drugged driving campaign. “You’re never going to be able to convince the public that stoned driving is safe, so you should … Continue reading →

Federal Interference In State Medical Marijuana Laws Is A Low Priority, Attorney General Affirms Attorney General Eric Holder reiterated his absolute, one-hundred-percent, firm commitment to the administration’s vague support of law-abiding medical marijuana operations in states with medical marijuana laws, … Continue reading →