Drug War Chronicle

As NATO takes over in southern Afghanistan, fighting is flaring and opium is driving much of it. Now, European politicians are beginning to embrace a controversial opium licensing scheme.

A parliamentary select committee has issued a report calling Britain's drug classification scheme outmoded, ineffective, and based more on politics than science.

Vincent Dole, a legendary figure in addiction treatment who has countless saved lives to his credit, has passed at age 93.

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

Stamper for Alternet, DrugTruth Radio, DrugScience.org, Cannabis Churches

The International Journal of Drug Policy has released a call for papers for a special issue on "Women and Harm Reduction: Spanning the Globe."

Opium eradication is a dangerous, dead-end road. It's time for a little realism, for the sake of Afghanistan's and global security.

Tony Papa debunks anti-rockreform report, horrendous Nightline khat segment, drug reform candidates, DrugTruth radio.

Upstart New York Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer parted ways on the issue of medical marijuana.

A very minor geographical error in one of last week's corrupt cops stories.