Feature: Drug Reform Goes to the Big Easy -- The 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, New Orleans
The 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference took place last weekend in New Orleans. Here is a taste of what is was like.
The Drug Debate
Editorial: They Know More Than They're Willing to Admit About the Drug War
Some candid remarks from a Republican Senator this week suggest that our leaders understand more about the drug issue than they are willing to admit to most of the time.
New Zealand: National Conversation on Marijuana Policy Urged
A leading New Zealand drug policy think tank is trying to jump-start a national conversation on marijuana policy, and it looks like it's working.
Caribbean: Trinidad & Tobago Political Leader Calls For New Approach in Dealing with Marijuana
The leading of the main opposition party in Trinidad & Tobago called last week for a reassessment of marijuana prohibition. Too bad that after losing Monday's election, the party will have five years before it has another shot at power.
Sentencing Reform: Massachusetts Bar Association Forms Drug Policy Task Force
The Massachusetts Bar Association has decided to form a drug policy task force with an eye toward sentencing reform in the Bay State.
Australia: Drugs Are "Evil," Says Prime Minister
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is trying to dumb down the debate over drugs with simplistic sloganeering this week.
Prohibition: San Francisco Mayor Says Drug War an "Abject Failure," Sheriff Agrees
Mayor Gavin Newsom has criticized the nation's political leadership -- including his own party -- for continuing a drug war that causes crime and doesn't work.
Feature: Canada's New Drug Strategy: Mandatory Minimums In, Harm Reduction Out
Canada's ruling Conservative Party has unveiled a US-style drug strategy with mandatory minimums and without harm reduction. It's not getting a friendly reception.
Asia: Nine National Red Cross/Red Crescent Groups Endorse Humanitarian Drug Policies
The national Red Cross/Red Crescent organizations in nine Asian countries have joined a growing number of such groups that have signed onto a consensus statement calling for humanitarian drug policies.
Europe: European Parliament Committee Calls for Pilot Project on Medicinal Opium in Afghanistan
A committee of the European Parliament has called for a pilot project for diverting illicit Afghan opium to the licit medicinal market.