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The Montana Meth Project's images of gaunt, scarred speed freaks have been widely credited with cutting meth use in the state. Not so fast, says some new research.

As Britain's controvery over cannabis continues, a top police official and a key Liberal Democrat join the ranks of those seeking reform.

Cambodia has been criticized for its inhumane drug treatment centers, but is winning praise for opening its first methadone clinic.

Despite more than a decade of reformist pressures, the drug war juggernaut continues to roll along, as the FBI's most recent arrest numbers show.

Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez is the latest global political figure to come out for drug legalization.

A former Michigan sheriff turned Republican legislator has introduced a bill that would allow for the roadside drug testing of suspect drivers.

It's the changing of the guard at the UNODC. As of Monday, a veteran Russian diplomat now runs one of the backbones of the global drug prohibition regime.

A six-pack of marijuana defense attorneys had plenty of blunt advice for pot growers, sellers, and smokers.

A tea party insurgent running for the Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nomination said last week he support hemp production. That makes two hempsters in the 2011 race.

The United Kingdom's top cannabis researcher has come out in support of legalizing the weed. Will the government start listening?