Drug War Chronicle

A new survey of British attitudes toward drug policy reform suggests a new realism and pragmatism. Will the politicians follow the wisdom of the voters?

Preliminary reports suggest the Afghan opium crop will be at record levels and 40% larger than last year, despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to suppress it.

It's an unusual week for the corrupt cops stories, with a narc caught thieving, a cop caught making false arrests, a jail guard caught trafficking in a big way, and a state judge caught with methamphetamine and precursors.

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

Grayson County, Texas, is nothing special, just your average heartland county. That's what makes a review of its court cases so revealing.

California prosecutors hope the third time is the charm in their effort to secure a murder conviction against a woman whose infant son had methamphetamine in his blood when he died. She's already serving 10 years for child endangerment.

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

¡Aparecer en un evento puede ser la mejor forma de involucrarse! ¡Vea el calendario de esta semana para eventos que van desde hoy día hasta el próximo año, en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo!

Eventos y citas de nota de los eventos de las políticas de drogas de los años pasados de esta semana.

La compilación semanal de DRCNet de enlaces interesantes sobre la guerra a las drogas.