Drug War Chronicle

Despite billions of dollars in US aid, Colombian cocaine production remains at near record levels. Or is it even more? A new report raises serious questions.

Another sheriff who couldn't resist temptation, another drug-dealing cop, and something smells mighty bad in a Mississippi anti-drug task force.

The drug czar's office wants to make sure drugs kill -- to prove that drugs kill.

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.