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Chronicle Book Review: Mexico on the Brink

Journalist and Mexico resident has Robert Joe Stout has written a new book about the "landmines" facing Mexico, including the drug war and official corruption. It couldn't be more timely.
Bus ad for the Alaska marijuana legalization campaign.
Bus ad for the Alaska marijuana legalization campaign.

Chronicle AM -- July 30, 2014

Marijuana arrests are up in a third of the states, the drug czar's office responds to the New York Times, Dr. Carl Hart wins a literary award, Philly narcs get busted, and more.
Central Asian countries are getting in on the Afghan drug trade, according to a new report. (unodc.org)
Central Asian countries are getting in on the Afghan drug trade, according to a new report. (unodc.org)

Chronicle AM -- July 3, 2014

The Afghan poppy trade is spilling over into Central Asia, legal marijuana goes on sale in Washington state on Tuesday, Georgia holds off on welfare drug testing, a California sentencing reform bill is now one vote away from passage, and more.
children walking from home to school in Bamako, Mali (JoeyTranchinaPhotography©2014 Sète, France)
children walking from home to school in Bamako, Mali (JoeyTranchinaPhotography©2014 Sète, France)

What To Do About the Drug Trade in West Africa? [FEATURE]

A new report from the West Africa Commission on Drugs calls for decriminalization and a public health approach, but that may be just the beginning of changes needed in West Africa.