United Nations Drug Policy Divisions Aired
British publications have gotten their hands on a leaked UN document that reveals fundamental splits among nations as the international organization prepares for the UN General Assembly Special Ses
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pamphlet distributed by NGO coalition that advocated for the Uruguay law
Uruguay May Legalize Marijuana Any Week Now (was Day Now)
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Update: We've heard that end of the month is more likely now.
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Chronicle AM -- December 2, 2013
The Denver city council votes today on where you can smoke pot, a Tennessee bill equates meth-making with child abuse, there's dissent on drug policy at the UN, India fights a drug menace, and more.
INCB President Raymond Yans is "concerned" about Uruguay (incb.org)
UN Drug Bureaucrats Fret About Uruguay's Marijuana Legalization
The International Narcotics Control Board is "concerned" that Uruguay might actually go ahead and legalize marijuana. But Uruguay doesn't seem to care.
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New Daily Roundups from Drug War Chronicle
There's a lot going on in the world of drug policy. Here are the stories we noted in our new Chronicle AM daily survey this week.
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Legalization and the UN Drug Treaties -- A Minor Obstacle at Worst
I have criticized the ease with which some media outlets and even some reformers have accepted the
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UN Drug Chief Warns of Afghanistan "Narco-State"
The looming pullout of Western forces from Afghanistan could lead to an economic collapse and the strengthening of the country's opium economy, the UN anti-drug chief warned Wednesday.
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Peru Retakes Spot as World's #1 Coca Producer
Repress it in one place, it pops up in another. Peru has regained its place as the world's leading coca producer as a decade of eradication and fumigation takes its toll on the Colombian crop.
Colombian President Santos was among Latin American leaders challenging drug prohibition at the UN. (wikipedia.org)
Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN
The UN General Assembly this week got an earful from Latin American leaders tired of the deadly same old same old when it comes to drug policy.
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UN Drug Agencies Fret over Uruguay Marijuana Vote
The UN anti-drug bureaucracies, charged with upholding the global drug prohibition regime, are eying Uruguay nervously after its lower house voted to approve legal, state-run marijuana markets.